why are we doing work
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Independence. Money isn't the only reason to work. Working can also give you more independence and more control over your own life. When you work, you are learning new things, getting more skills, and making friends with people you meet through your job.
It’s the question on everyone’s minds, as we hit snooze on the alarm clock.
Why work?
It’s not about the money, according to Swarthmore psychology professor Barry Schwartz. Expanding on a short talk given at TED last year, Schwartz’s new book Why We Work (Simon & Schuster/TED) explores that universal conundrum. With the same authoritative voice established in Schwartz’s thought-provoking exposition on the paradox of choice, the book excerpt below considers what makes a job good—and what makes it bad.
The Crucial Question
Why do we work? Why do we drag ourselves out of bed every morning instead of living lives composed of one pleasure-filled adventure after another? What a silly question. We work because we have to make a living. Sure, but is that it? Of course not. When you ask people who are fulfilled by their work why they do the work they do, money almost never comes up. The list of non-monetary reasons people give for doing their work is long and compelling.Satisfied workers are engaged by their work. They lose themselves in it. Not all the time, of course, but often enough for that to be salient to them. Satisfied workers are challenged by their work. It forces them to stretch themselves—to go outside their comfort zones. These lucky people think the work they do is fun, often in the way that doing crossword puzzles or Sudoku is fun.