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Ep. 232: The Lumberjack Paradox
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
The Lumberjack Paradox
Lumberjack paradox: Many jobs that feel very meaningful could be low happiness and high stress. Jobs like lumberjacks weren't particularly highly ranked on meaning scales, but they were happier and they were less stressed. Being in the great outdoors ranks in the top three for both happiness and meaning among locations in which measured activities occurred.
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