> There's something about Steem that makes it so that we, Steemians, approach it like 'work' or something we shouldn't skip for a day,

Yep, although when it is your only income source... :)

>  the time to mine STEEM is now, the time to shitpost and just have fun comes later. 

I'm not sure I 100% agree with this.  The time to mine STEEM is now, but with the low prices and like of faces I think it's also a good a time as any to not be spending a week on a post (like I have done in the past).  Everyone has their own standard, but I think the overall quality has dropped a little in line with price/lack of engagement.

Anyway, enjoy your break and recharge those Steemy batteries :)