If the work is going well and it's something that has value with some meaning to it, it gives back a lot.
“I don't look at Twitter between events because it's a distraction but I will ring my fiance and parents to let them know how it's going.”
“Nature hath given not only to the highest, but also to the inferior, classes of the people of this nation, a boldness and confidence in speaking and answering, even in the presence of their princes and chieftains.”