Economics of Human Energy

Thoughts about how money and human energy relate

This is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work.

Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective

Yes.

I was unwilling to be trapped by something that looked successful on the outside, but felt like shit on the inside.

All That Remains

Alignment matters the most

For better thinking, stop thinking.

“Energy management beats time management.” ― Katherine Morgan Schafler

If this is true (I believe it is), why do companies focus on time management? Because it’s easier and time is shared, energy isn’t (at least, typically. But it can be if done properly…)

"There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way." - Thich Nhat Hahn

Happiness makes things easier

Workers of the world... relax!

Bob Black • The Abolition of Work

Cost effective is the wrong way to think about value

a community is more than just a group of like-minded people. it requires a shared emotional energy.

Case in point: communities share energy, companies share time

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