Our Work
The industrial revolution pretty much set in stone the 8 hour work day and the 5 day work week. The core motivation for the worker of the 18th century was the money he could earn by trading in his time at the factory.
More money meant better quality of life for him and his family. And that is all he expected from his work.
Today in the 21st century, living through the information revolution, our work lives have expanded out of the traditional 40 hour week and started to interfere into what we like to call our “personal” lives.
And now we expect a lot more from our work than just money. It’s clear that our work has become our source of pride, happiness, meaning and even identity for some.
Dan Ariely is a behavioral economist who specializes in studying human biases and irrationality.
In this Ted Talk from 2013, he demonstrates some experiments that beautifully explain what our work means to us. How we value what we do for a living, and how our work is not just about the money.
Check it out —
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