
Bullshit Jobs
Hidden Brain
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Are We All Taught That People Want Something for Nothing?
David Im argues that people don't fully appreciate all the dimensions of a job when they apply for it. The issue of boredom, meaninglessness and pointlessness become salient only after you've started doing the job. He says there are even spiritual consequences of b s jobs - one is something he calls scriplessness. In some ways our psychological biases part to blame for the proliferation of bonchet jobs.
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