Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where you don't love what you're doing, get off it.

Woodward’s remark frames vocation as a daily, practical measure of a good life: the decisive difference between people is not status or luck but waking up to work that feels meaningful. The second sentence turns the observation into advice—treat dissatisfaction as a signal to change course rather than endure inertia. Implicit is a belief in agency and professional integrity: if your role no longer aligns with your interests or values, staying can erode both performance and well-being. The blunt phrasing (“get off it”) suggests urgency and a journalist’s preference for clear, actionable counsel over abstract inspiration.