The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to his desk at all there is nobody to scold him.
“For although Claudius had been accused of gambling and drunkenness, not only were no worse sins laid to his charge, but he had successfully established some claim to being considered a learned man.”
“I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together.”