Ultimately, Herold’s quip invites balance rather than pure idleness. If work really matters, then treating it like something to portion out makes a certain commonsense kind of humor: do enough today to keep momentum, but not so much that you burn out. The line gestures toward the idea that sustainable effort beats dramatic spurts of productivity.
In that light, the wisest response is neither worshiping work nor endlessly deferring it, but adopting a rhythm—doing a manageable share now and leaving a reasonable remainder for tomorrow, not as an excuse, but as a plan. [...]
