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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work - excerto

When does a job feel meaningful? Whenever it allows us to generate delight or reduce suffering in others. Though we are often taught to think of ourselves as inherently selfish, the longing to act meaningfully in our work seems just as stubborn a part of our make-up as our appetite for status or money.

in The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Alain de Botton


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