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Barry Schwartz Why We Work
Add to WishlistAn eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purp......
An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.
Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.
We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we’ve shaped much of the infrastructure of our society to accommodate this belief. Then why are so many people dissatisfied with their work, despite healthy compensation? And why do so many people find immense fulfillment and satisfaction through “menial” jobs? Schwartz explores why so many believe that the goal for working should be to earn money, how we arrived to believe that paying workers more leads to better work, and why this has made our society confused, unhappy, and has established a dangerously misguided system.
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Author: Barry Schwartz
Series: TED Books
Hardcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/ TED (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781476784861
ISBN-13: 978-1476784861
ASIN: 1476784868
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Barry Schwartz Why We Work
An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.
Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.
We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we’ve shaped much of the infrastructure of our society to accommodate this belief. Then why are so many people dissatisfied with their work, despite healthy compensation? And why do so many people find immense fulfillment and satisfaction through “menial” jobs? Schwartz explores why so many believe that the goal for working should be to earn money, how we arrived to believe that paying workers more leads to better work, and why this has made our society confused, unhappy, and has established a dangerously misguided system.
Product details
Author: Barry Schwartz
Series: TED Books
Hardcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/ TED (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781476784861
ISBN-13: 978-1476784861
ASIN: 1476784868
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