What If We Just...Stopped Working?
What If We Just...Stopped Working? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS Ever think about how the average person is orders of magnitude more productive than workers of the past, and yet our work week hasn t gotten any shorter? What s the deal? In this week s episode we re looking at the idea of "work," and how it s been so thoroughly polluted by capitalism. New video every Friday! SOURCES On work and post-work, generally https://books.google.com/books?id=3uYJoGw83YAC&printsec=frontcover https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/david-graeber-to-save-the-world-were-going-to-have-to-stop-working/ https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/bertrand-russell-in-praise-of-idleness-11-02-05-22-00-46 https://jacobinmag.com/2018/03/four-hour-workweek-tim-ferriss-work https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/02/workweek-free-time-precarity-daylight-savings-time https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/work-time-leisure-hours-overwork-labor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3T5tuobF_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V1YnecK9q4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUs-G9j11kk https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/07/world-without-work/395294/ On meaningful work, specifically https://books.google.com.au/books?id=40SCDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover On bullshit work, very specifically https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-bullshit-job-boom https://books.google.com/books?id=iHVEDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover On work and the very concept of energy, as specific as it gets https://books.google.com/books?id=UgiqDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover Iceland study https://autonomy.work/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ICELAND_4DW.pdf https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/07/05/iceland-tried-a-shortened-workweek-and-it-was-an-overwhelming-success/?sh=6e2e8bdb3ac8 Burnout stats https://everyonesocial.com/blog/employee-burnout-statistics/ Multiple job stats https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-multiple-jobs/share-of-u-s-workers-holding-multiple-jobs-is-rising-new-census-report-shows-idUSKBN2AH2PI 1.5 - 3 hours stat & nonwork https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508413515541 https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/the-wasted-workday/383380/ Diminishing returns productivity https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/does-working-fewer-hours-make-you-more-productive/ Meaningless jobs stats https://today.yougov.com/topics/economy/articles-reports/2021/08/02/working-americans-jobs-fulfilling-meaningful-poll https://yougov.co.uk/topics/economy/articles-reports/2020/02/20/quarter-british-workers-find-jobs-lack-meaning Just a fantastic Forbes article https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/07/11/harboring-resentment-at-your-job-15-ways-to-rise-above-it/?sh=100e73ad76f7 Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
