Why We Work
- 作者
- 出版社 Simon & Schuster/ TED
- 出版时间 2015年9月
- ISBN 9781476784861
- 定价 188.60
内容简介
Aneye-opening，groundbreakingtourofthepurposeofworkinourlives，showinghowworkoperatesinourcultureandhowyoucanfindyourownpathtohappinessintheworkplace.
Whydowework?Thequestionseemssosimple.ButProfessorBarrySchwartzprovesthattheanswerissurprising，complex，andurgent.
We’velongbeentaughtthatthereasonweworkisprimarilyforapaycheck.Infact，we’veshapedmuchoftheinfrastructureofoursocietytoaccommodatethisbelief.Thenwhyaresomanypeopledissatisfiedwiththeirwork，despitehealthycompensation?Andwhydosomanypeoplefindimmensefulfillmentandsatisfactionthrough“menial”jobs?Schwartzexploreswhysomanybelievethatthegoalforworkingshouldbetoearnmoney，howwearrivedtobelievethatpayingworkersmoreleadstobetterwork，andwhythishasmadeoursocietyconfused，unhappy，andhasestablishedadangerouslymisguidedsystem.
Throughfascinatingstudiesandcompellinganecdotes，thisbookdispelsthismyth.Schwartztakesusthroughhospitalsandhairsalons，autoplantsandboardrooms，showingworkersinallwalksoflife，showcasingthetrendsandpatternsthatleadtohappinessintheworkplace.Ultimately，Schwartzprovesthattherootofwhatdrivesustodogoodworkcanrarelybeincentivized，andthatthecauseofbadworkisoftenanattempttodojustthat.
Howdidwegettothistangledplace?Howdowechangethewaywework?Withgreatinsightandwisdom，Schwartzshowsushowtotakeourfirststepstowardunderstanding，andempoweringusalltofindgreatwork.
Whydowework?Thequestionseemssosimple.ButProfessorBarrySchwartzprovesthattheanswerissurprising，complex，andurgent.
We’velongbeentaughtthatthereasonweworkisprimarilyforapaycheck.Infact，we’veshapedmuchoftheinfrastructureofoursocietytoaccommodatethisbelief.Thenwhyaresomanypeopledissatisfiedwiththeirwork，despitehealthycompensation?Andwhydosomanypeoplefindimmensefulfillmentandsatisfactionthrough“menial”jobs?Schwartzexploreswhysomanybelievethatthegoalforworkingshouldbetoearnmoney，howwearrivedtobelievethatpayingworkersmoreleadstobetterwork，andwhythishasmadeoursocietyconfused，unhappy，andhasestablishedadangerouslymisguidedsystem.
Throughfascinatingstudiesandcompellinganecdotes，thisbookdispelsthismyth.Schwartztakesusthroughhospitalsandhairsalons，autoplantsandboardrooms，showingworkersinallwalksoflife，showcasingthetrendsandpatternsthatleadtohappinessintheworkplace.Ultimately，Schwartzprovesthattherootofwhatdrivesustodogoodworkcanrarelybeincentivized，andthatthecauseofbadworkisoftenanattempttodojustthat.
Howdidwegettothistangledplace?Howdowechangethewaywework?Withgreatinsightandwisdom，Schwartzshowsushowtotakeourfirststepstowardunderstanding，andempoweringusalltofindgreatwork.
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