To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary. On the one hand jobs should be redesigned so that they resemble as closely as possible flow activities—as do hunting, cottage weaving, and surgery. But it will also be necessary to help people develop autotelic personalities like those of Serafina, Joe, and

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Reconstructing work means designing for this instead of fighting it.

It means humane agreements that don’t require human sacrifice. Where you can work intensely on a project without giving up your life. Where you can contribute meaningfully without being available 24/7. Where compensation reflects actual value, not how long you’ve been there or how... See more