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relationship with work
Vocational Training for the Soul: Bringing the Meaning of Work to Schools - Chalkboard Review
Matt Batemanchalkboardreview.comI wonder how many hundreds of millions of dollars are lost in creative industries simply because people have to look busy sitting at a desk all day, and don’t have the freedom to go for a walk whenever they’re stuck on a problem.
David Perellx.comAs my work-driven identity dissolved, I felt a burning ambition across all facets of life. Instead of a desire to achieve goals that society told me were valuable, I felt a hunger to discover what makes me feel fully alive. Instead of a commitment to “winning” other people’s games, I felt a commitment to design a life that I deeply enjoy inhabiting... See more
Sam Sager • Work, Ambition, and Identity
So what happens when work disappears, turning everything into a hobby? A hobby is fun. Many people spend a great deal of time trying to escape work, so they can spend more time on their hobbies. But while they may be fun, hobbies are also at some level always frivolous. They cannot give meaning to a life, precisely because they are optional. You co... See more
Joseph Heath • Why the Culture Wins: An Appreciation of Iain M. Banks
Excellence may be a part of calling, but work itself is a meeting place for the divine as we experience a God who labors alongside us.
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
the world isn’t a meritocracy
