"The moment you begin to think of your job as “important,” you become more stressed and less innovative in your career."

Great article.

The Simple Dollar » Is Your Work Too Important?:

“One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdowns is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.” - Bertrand Russell, The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell"