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  • Unhappy at work? How to find meaning and maintain your mental health
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    When most of your life is spent doing one thing, it matters if that thing is unfulfilling or if it makes you unhappy. According to research, most people are not thrilled with their jobs. However, there are ways to find purpose in your work and to reduce the negative impact that the daily grind has on your mental health.
    "The evidence is that about 70 percent of people are not engaged in what they do all day long, and about 18 percent of people are repulsed," London Business School professor Dan Cable says, calling the current state of work unhappiness an epidemic. In this video, he and other big thinkers consider what it means to find meaning in your work, discuss the parts of the brain that fuel creativity, and share strategies for reassessing your relationship to your job.
    Author James Citrin offers a career triangle model that sees work as a balance of three forces: job satisfaction, money, and lifestyle. While it is possible to have all three, Citrin says that they are not always possible at the same time, especially not early on in your career.
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    SIMON SINEK: There's a statistic that over 90 percent of people go home at the end of the day feeling unfulfilled by their work. This is the difference between liking your job and loving your job. You can like your job, but do you love your job? And over 90 percent of the people who work these days don't, and I imagine a world in which that statistic is completely reversed.
    DAN CABLE: The evidence is that about 70 percent of people are not engaged in what they do all day long, and about 18 percent of people are repulsed. They're actively disengaged from what they do. And I think that the reason why I say this is a problem, and it could even be called an epidemic, is because work is mostly what we do. We spend so much more time at work than with our families or those things called hobbies, and so I think that the pervasiveness of people feeling like work is a thing that we have to shut off from, a think that we can't be our best selves, a thing that we have to get through on the way to the weekend. I think that that is a sort of humanistic sickness. And while it is bad for people, that's the humanistic bit, it also is really bad for organizations who get lackluster performance.
    JOHANN HARI: I notice that lots of the people that I know who are depressed and anxious their depression and anxiety focus around their work. So, I started looking at well how do people feel about their work? What's going on here? Gallup did the most detailed study that's ever been done on this. What they found is 13 percent of us like our work most of the time. Sixty-three percent of us are what they called sleepwalking through our work-we don't like it, we don't hate it, we tolerate it. Twenty four percent of us hate our jobs. So you think about that, 87 percent of people in our culture don't like the thing they're doing most of the time. They send their first work email at 7:48 a.m. and clock off at 7:15 p.m. on average. Most of us don't want to be doing it. Could this have a relationship to our mental health?
    CABLE: I didn't live back in the 1850s, but all the records suggest that you could buy shoes and those shoes would be sold by some store, some cobbler and maybe there would be three people that worked there. Rarely would there be five people that worked there. While that probably wasn't the best work in the world, each of the people in the store would watch the customer walk in and then they would make a shoe for that customer and then they would take leather and they would sew it and then they would give it. And around 1890 we got this different idea as a species where we should not sell two pairs of shoes each day but two million. And this ideal of scaling up had certain implications for how work felt and part of that was because it was decided that the way to do this would have extreme efficiency by breaking the work into really small tasks where most of the people don't meet the customer. And this idea of removing the meaning from the work was intentional. And the idea of removing the curiosity from the job was intentional. For Henry Ford curiosity was a bug, it was a problem and he needed to stamp it out in the name of reliability and quality. Now, I'm not saying we're still acting just like the 1900s, but I am saying that that's when we cut our teeth on management practices. So, I think it's, in my own opinion...
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  • @bigthink
    @bigthink  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Have questions for one of the experts featured in this video? Let us know! We'll keep them in mind for our next video.

    • @LoveDoctorNL
      @LoveDoctorNL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No!

    • @ThatFreeWilliam
      @ThatFreeWilliam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do the experts know they're on a video with Jordan Peterson?

  • @FlutterSwag
    @FlutterSwag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "Why dont my employees enjoy their 9-5 desk job with barely livable wages while i rake in millions, such is the greatest question of our generation"

    • @nicolasm400
      @nicolasm400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      we need a voice in the workplace as employee

    • @nicolasm400
      @nicolasm400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Catharsis thats right.. we need the labor movement back, it'll be a matter of survival... there is no political democracy without democracy in the industry, the material core of any society. Try to organize on the workplace, be sharp and listen to coworkers, pressure AFL-CIO, seek out fresh & new unions like Change to Win (a split from the AFL in 2005) or the IWW which is still small & political but growing in the good direction imo

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Catharsis Shame the unions these days are more concerned with divisive far left politics instead of working to solve problems.

    • @wbodytuning5693
      @wbodytuning5693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crazyhart This comment says it all

    • @juliuscaesart
      @juliuscaesart ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said.

  • @danielhady3021
    @danielhady3021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I used to work in retail and call centers, I absolutely hated it. Call center work was about the most soul sucking existence I could think of. That job made me depressed. Decided I need a change, completely changed gears to an actual career. Now I'm a construction electrician apprentice only about 1500 hrs from journeyman hours. Have zero regrets, because I really enjoy what I do. Get to learn new skills everyday, have gotten to see my progression from a completely green apprentice to being competent in various areas of electrical installation, and get to work with my hands and see the fruits of my labor. I also enjoy the constant problem solving you have to do in the field. Never would have thought when I was in college that I'd be working construction and actually enjoy it. Strange how life turns out.

    • @justadudeintheworldman.120
      @justadudeintheworldman.120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m glad you found something you like. I’ve worked soul sucking job currently and I’m glad you made it out

    • @tmu-creativeworks
      @tmu-creativeworks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had the same experience with call center work. Did it for several years until I went to bed with an aching stomach and got up with an aching stomach and the mere thought of having to do this work for another hour made by physically sick.

    • @danielhady3021
      @danielhady3021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@justadudeintheworldman.120 I had to get out of that environment. Working in call centers made me hate humans so much for how shitty they treat people. I get it, you're calling because you have an issue but don't verbally abuse me when I had 0 to do with it and am trying to help.
      It's never too late to get out and find something else. I was 30 when I started the electrical apprenticeship.

    • @danielhady3021
      @danielhady3021 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tmu-creativeworksyeah I hated it, the most dehumanizing experience. Strapped to a phone like cattle waiting to be slaughtered, constantly being surveiled with recorded calls, adherence tracking, and other metrics, basically narrows you down to just numbers. Some people can do it, but I couldn't, it made me hate people so much. I also knew I had to get out before I felt "stuck" and had to "settle". Oddly enough I was good at the job, but constantly being told in QA scores that I had to sound more empathetic, engage more, blah blah blah I was done.

    • @diegochavez8752
      @diegochavez8752 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. It's like a robot work. Doing the same thing over and over again for hours. Me thinking wheres is the gun please?

  • @payalalam8738
    @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    For mental health - Simple living, minimilast life style should be the answer I hope...
    Jobs will never allow for mental health.

    • @GajanaNigade
      @GajanaNigade 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Work is something you do, job is something you're tasked with.

    • @x3ICEx
      @x3ICEx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm about to retire and it terrifies me. Less money, smaller house, limited internet.
      My mental health has never been great though.

    • @x3ICEx
      @x3ICEx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Thomas Lehmann Thanks

    • @samantarizzi248
      @samantarizzi248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@x3ICEx I hope things are working out for you. Life is hard. Stay strong❤

  • @landscapesforlearning82
    @landscapesforlearning82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Loss of humanness in the name of efficiency and profit. We’ve got to reclaim our humanness. It involves reconnection with the body, not merely control of the mind, here and now. Learning is the path of meaning.

    • @payalalam8738
      @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly..
      Loss of human-ness..
      It's called professionalism in corporate world 😆😅😂

    • @AJSchnell
      @AJSchnell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Payal Alam
      High personality people make life more fun

  • @AuthenticSelfGrowth
    @AuthenticSelfGrowth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don't particularly enjoy my job all of the time. But I do know that when I persevere through the challenges I get stronger and more capable. I'm able to control my emotions and state better. This helps work be more bearable. Also at the moment many people are facing financial difficulty. Be grateful that you have a job 🙏🏽

    • @payalalam8738
      @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bearable!!?

    • @YankaRonin
      @YankaRonin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If your job, after perseverance is only "bearable", you probably need a different job, or are a masochist.

    • @cristysistona6234
      @cristysistona6234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the great thing to do to avoid anxiety and stress

  • @payalalam8738
    @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    For me, life means to evolve by learning, by experiences, by so many many other ways... ..
    .
    .
    Not just repeating one thing for salary.. which is what we do at corporate job.

    • @aduffield
      @aduffield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this sums up my feelings exactly

    • @btsmochimi7924
      @btsmochimi7924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i hope i'll find my own purpose it would make the whole process easier

  • @headoverbars8750
    @headoverbars8750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was just discussing this very thing with my wife yesterday... even used Henry Ford as my example lol.

  • @MrsCyImsofly
    @MrsCyImsofly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I need a new life on so many levels

    • @payalalam8738
      @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would just say it's never late to try. I hope you aren't stuck in a bad financial situation...

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You and me both, friend.

  • @bishopoftroy
    @bishopoftroy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's not only about seeing the fruits of labor but getting rewarded - mainly in the form of respect you get.

    • @juleeanng
      @juleeanng 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well that's an external motivator and the way people are you can't control their minds, actions, them as a person... So don't rely on people to motivate you. The only that matters is your self - respect.

  • @nickb638
    @nickb638 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It definitely needs to be discussed is how this apathy or conflict with our jobs is not experienced to the same magnitude in many other countries.

  • @Sicaoisdead
    @Sicaoisdead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Literally at work right now. And yes very unhappy.

  • @glen4326
    @glen4326 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm 41. I barely remember one meeting with a high school counselor my senior year about selecting a college. I didn't apply to any. I wish I remembered what she told me and how that could have been the most pivotal step in my life.

  • @mcconkeyb
    @mcconkeyb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Humans are not robots, but 99% of all work is structured to be performed without thought or input from the worker. If you want a better job, find one where you can be a human while you work. But be prepared to start your own company, as most don't care about the workers, even thou they claim to have the highest considerations for their workers.

  • @patrickbrawner2438
    @patrickbrawner2438 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had so much optimism after graduating college but over time I have lost much of that optimism. After having 7 corporate type jobs I wonder whether there is such a thing as a fulfilling “job”. And the bigger the company, the worse it is IMO because you are that much more disconnected from other people in the organization.

  • @payalalam8738
    @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simon Sinek - ofcourse completely unsatisfied with the nature of work.
    I resigned recently in December because it's frustrating if you don't love what you do (for an earning) 😊.
    Thankfully I had the choice to quit but my husband doesn't., 😔😑

  • @magnethomewood
    @magnethomewood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm sorry, I found most, if not all the ideas presented here to be much too abstract. These thinkers should try to link the ideas with some real-life situations.

    • @GajanaNigade
      @GajanaNigade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What?

    • @nachiketdaithankar4405
      @nachiketdaithankar4405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Partly agree ...but Peterson's part was pretty specific. Really small, incremental steps,day after day. Doesnt matter what you do,the fact that you're doing hard things and getting good at something,even if it's a tiny bit,is important.

    • @juleeanng
      @juleeanng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you will only be able to understand when you care enough about finding meaning in what you do in your daily life. When you find yourself questioning that you will be nodding to this video all the way through.. I don't think there can a be specific example, this is all a journey for those who have or those who are experiencing it...

    • @juleeanng
      @juleeanng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nachiketdaithankar4405 yep that's as specific as it can get..

    • @0Fallacy
      @0Fallacy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We need to convert this with AI into actionables, anyone up for the task?
      Just paste this transcript into ai and ask it to convert it into actionables for us.
      I don't know how to do this yet or I would

  • @brightphoebesays
    @brightphoebesays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think making shoes by hand would be a really neat job. I'm 48, empty nest, divorced, home owner, and need to decide what to do with the rest of my life. I've never been able to choose where I live, and only to a marginal extent where I work. WHen I tried to exert some control over my schedule, I was chastised. I need an employer who makes use of my potential, not shames me for aiming higher. I don't want to be anyone's minion anymore.

  • @jojobovine4279
    @jojobovine4279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fixating on impact and purpose leaves out the DOING of work. For a gardener, blacksmith, janitor, a writer - hell, even someone who just works with spreadsheets all day - there can be joy and purpose in simply the motions of work. Yes, knowing you're creating something valuable or adding value to something is important. But the often-repetitive uses of body and/or mind can be fulfilling themselves. It's something Zen Buddhism has down pretty solidly. We are in this world to move through it, and we should appreciate and attend to those movements. Meditate on that.

  • @YankaRonin
    @YankaRonin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They talk only about "patterns in the brains and general intimacy needs" as if reading from a book. In real world, those "patterns" and "emotional needs" have formed around actual content based on experiences and universal human values, and awareness level on what's happening around the world. You can't go around convince people to open up to just anyone. If you do, you are very likely to be prying, as usually people don't disclose details about their personal life, why they are doing what they are doing, even if they are fully aware. "I'm here to make a living", or "I'm here to have a job that can add to my career, but is not my dream job, and just doesn't suck" are valid reasons. If we need to tell people that "every job can be a dream job if they change their minds about it hard enough", we need to re-evaluate the whole system and our attitude towards human condition.

  • @brendarua01
    @brendarua01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is all very interesting. I hope it helps everyone. I feel very lucky to have a good job at a university doing data management. I love the ix of consulting and technical. The people and leaders are great. Being around kids, smart kids, there to learn, is very stimulating. And fun. Everyone has something that fulfills them. Find it!

    • @talyahr3302
      @talyahr3302 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That does sound fun! Thanks, you too (:

  • @dtnguyen75
    @dtnguyen75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How come David Graeber is not on the panel? His book "Bullshit Jobs" is a fantastic read.

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Finally someone mentions it.

  • @adumbberg
    @adumbberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Meaning is more important than money.

    • @adumbberg
      @adumbberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Good Joke Are you suggesting that the meaning found by the likes of Jesus, the Buddha, etc. is invalid?

    • @adumbberg
      @adumbberg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Good Joke You can do whatever you like. I was the recipient of a homeless person that spread a little beauty my way a couple nights ago.

  • @audrieav6007
    @audrieav6007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I enjoyed this video cos it comes at a time when I’m thinking of re-entering the workforce. I would also like to see a woman’s perspective on this though 😊

  • @Darkmatter416
    @Darkmatter416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    It's amazing how these men just dance around confused why people hate their jobs unable to even posit that it could just be our capitalistic mode of production

    • @justadudeintheworldman.120
      @justadudeintheworldman.120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People who work in non profits can hate their jobs too

    • @shway1
      @shway1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justadudeintheworldman.120 workplace democracy is a thing

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's amazing how leftists present the same cliche sound bites with no evidence or reasoning. Do better.

    • @shway1
      @shway1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-sv3dm7ws6q have you tried asking nicely for an elaboration of statements they make without evidence because to them they are basic and obvious?

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shway1 Of course. The problem is these people call you racist when you question their claims. Do you really not know how these people operate?

  • @farzadjahanfard
    @farzadjahanfard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don't have a carrier my problem is I can't find one

  • @sidewinder2057
    @sidewinder2057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's impossible for everyone not even enjoying - liking their job. What about garbage men, sewer cleaners dozens of other unpleasant jobs that are necessary for our survival? Some jobs NEED to be done and we have to value these people and pay them accordingly.

    • @ScooterCat64
      @ScooterCat64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some people enjoy being garbage men, maybe not sewer cleaners though...

  • @JeffreySiereveld
    @JeffreySiereveld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This could easily be titled "Unhappy Doing Stuff" but I'm unemployed at the moment.

  • @Abell_lledA
    @Abell_lledA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Narrative of Great Ape is a product of a feedback loop between “Separate Self” and Cosmos. Non-Duality.

  • @MatthewSmith-uf6tr
    @MatthewSmith-uf6tr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a good gov job that pays 54k a year, I don’t do anything and I hate it. I’m so bored all I do is drive all day. What can I do to find something meaningful or something I can tolerate?

  • @frankthemousepie
    @frankthemousepie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Workers: We're unhappy because we work shit jobs for shit pay
    Them: No you just need to find your purpose, then you'll feel better!
    Let's be honest, most of us have something productive we'd do if we could afford it. I'd choose to work with animals/rescues, but those jobs wouldn't be enough to pay for my family's needs. If people were paid well and not overworked and still unhappy THEN we can address finding the meaning of life and whatnot. So yeah... Rich-splaining not really helpful >_>

    • @UAEbboy
      @UAEbboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you well said exactly what I was thinking!

    • @samantarizzi248
      @samantarizzi248 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You said it perfectly! I definitely wholeheartedly agree! This whole system of out society is bullshit. Plain and simple. I would LOVE to work with rescues, I would be in the shelter all day every day, enjoying what I do because I would help animals. But I barely have time to go help even a little bit because I work in a busy cafe and I work with food preparation (brunches, sandwiches and breakfasts, cakes and milkshakes) and I’m exhausted at the end of the day even though I kind of like what I do, I still don’t think this career path is fulfilling my life. I also work with other people there and some girls I work with are a pain in my ass! Today I’m having such a tough day. 😩

    • @samantarizzi248
      @samantarizzi248 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right. Thanks. @@ooievaar6756

  • @MegaKootz
    @MegaKootz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    its just a non starter to insist that everyone has a job, while at the same time working to make jobs cheaper by replacing people with automation. Americans are in need of some serious help as we are just about as close as a country can come to complete corporate enslavement.
    We are only free to be profitable.. beyond that, we are slaves to the pigs in suits...
    The jobs are going away, automation and ai will make this even worse. Expecting Americans to hold jobs is insane at this point.
    Like being told to breath air on the moon.

    • @payalalam8738
      @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Many have jobs and many don't. Here the discussion is about the people who have job yet they hate it..

    • @payalalam8738
      @payalalam8738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      AI will make things better.. We need time to absorb the transition phase wherein the automation will start completely and humans will be asked to do what we like.
      I have a positive outlook on it.

  • @zbraswell92
    @zbraswell92 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    But before mass manufacturing and mass productions, clothes & shoes were astronomically expensive. Now almost the entire world has clothes, has available to food & water, and has a home to sleep in. Before conveyorbelts and mass production, people suffered & truly struggled to survive. Yes, humanity lost some of the personal connections and high-level craftsmanship, but more people are clothed, fed, and alive world wide.

  • @kekeandrei6773
    @kekeandrei6773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Solutions gentlemens, solutions. Explaining it does not make it better.

  • @irnaho7733
    @irnaho7733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't even like my job

  • @ushakov2010
    @ushakov2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Искусственный интеллект или искусство интеллекта. Вячеслав Ушаков @

  • @akshaysehgal8944
    @akshaysehgal8944 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ 0:00-1:21(1x)👍
    @ 1:22 suddenly (2x)😂

  • @kimharris2599
    @kimharris2599 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well I believe it gets back to having a means to a purpose telentology.
    As we become older we become more aware of what matters.
    We reflect upon our past experiences and outcomes .
    Henceforth the purpose becomes more meaningful.
    Society conditions us.
    We don't condition ourselves .
    We learn we develop we reach potential goals or we
    don't reach expectations.
    We are encapsulated in a cycle of social conditioning. As humans our individual biological and physiological clocks are not in time with the work clock . We adjust and in the process become disillusioned to the point hey this is not for me.
    Everything is linked to survival and money.
    We do what we do yet become so stereotyped we lose our real purpose living naturally . Then as we become older why did I waste my life , and question our decisions.
    Why did I put up with the stress, not being appreciated, greed, and waste my life.
    Do what is real , do whats inside you and listen to your body , mind and spirit.

  • @iboremytherapist
    @iboremytherapist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    JP!!!

  • @mindexpandingknowledge409
    @mindexpandingknowledge409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look at how immigrants hustle when they go abroad. Seen from this perspective is a whole entire thing than self-actualization and meaning. It's about sheer survival, determination, ambition, and sheer stubbornness. Every day with resilience to serve coffee, wash cars, nurse, drive taxis, serve shawarma, etc. Because their lives depend on it and they want to build a safe nest for their family. All for their next generation kids who will one day want to self-actualize and work with a meaning.

  • @JonathanBester-eh9cl
    @JonathanBester-eh9cl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Automation kills jobs and creates profits for greedy corporations. Therefore all workers will one day become unemployed because they will be replaced. Once upon a time, before the Industrial Revolution, there were jobs for everyone because humans were required to do both the "Thinking" jobs and the Manual jobs. Nowadays a machine can replace most humans in almost any field that relies on repetition due to the implementation of complex algorithms in a controlled system. Example - A machine can make perfect car parts more efficiently and cost effectively than any human BUT a machine cannot perform surgery on a human.....

    • @JonathanBester-eh9cl
      @JonathanBester-eh9cl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So.... When will Universal Basic Income(UBI) be implemented to feed the unemployed? Surely those profits from a reduced labor force could fund UBI instead of making CEOs into Billionaires

    • @Sheridantank
      @Sheridantank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Automation is a great thing. Most the jobs they will replace first are nothing but bad for mental health. Like repetitive factory jobs that a 5 year old can learn. My last job for example... I stood in one spot and put a slice of frozen cheese on every sandwich that passed on the conveyer belt. One every couple seconds, endlessly for the whole shift. The first person put the bread on the belt. Second person separates top from bottom, then the meat, then me, toppings, etc. It took 10 seconds of training. It’s what I call monkey work.
      There was a time that just having hunting, agriculture, and building skills was all you needed to survive. You just needed the land to do it on. Now you can have those skills and be shelterless and hungry. Universal income, proper taxation of multi billion dollar companies, and self sufficiency would solve many of our problems. There’s no reason to be homeless or hungry in an economy with this much money.

    • @Jcrpdx
      @Jcrpdx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Before automation life was better??? How did we light & heat homes during the winter in the old days?

    • @dcran33
      @dcran33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dies make car parts, but you need a tool and die journeyman to make engineering changes or trouble shoot on the press line when quality dept has an issue. And you need pressline operators, and rackers at the end of the line. Tesla tried to automate the auto industry and Elon quickly learned humans are more efficient currently.

  • @nicolasm400
    @nicolasm400 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Workplace democracy

  • @nachiketdaithankar4405
    @nachiketdaithankar4405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aaron Hurst and Peterson are the only ones being specific. Simon Sinek's part towards the end is so cringey,typical self help guru bullshit ...being vague AF.

  • @importantname
    @importantname 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it is called work - not leisure. It is a myth that you get to choose what you must do to survive, of course the lucky few get their chosen career that they enjoy for the rest of their life. The fact is that the vast majority would only do what we do for money, and yet we are still taught that work is fun.

  • @bryansmurphy
    @bryansmurphy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is Big Think aware that there are these people called women who also have insights on things. Seriously, this is a long video with a lot of people and they are ALL white dudes!

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ah left wing identity politics racism. do better.

    • @ScooterCat64
      @ScooterCat64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gotta hit those check boxes!

  • @pRopaaNS
    @pRopaaNS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Should just learn how to code.

    • @nicolasm400
      @nicolasm400 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      learn how to organize the workplace

    • @GajanaNigade
      @GajanaNigade 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      People don't realise how coding helps to organise the mind. I work in a non coding environment, a non coding job but whenever I can, I try to code. Even if it is a teenie tiny macro. Helps me calm down.

  • @TheDeltaChannel
    @TheDeltaChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Did you know that Camels can Drink 30 gallons of water in 13 minutes!

  • @JJ-vk2iw
    @JJ-vk2iw ปีที่แล้ว

    Raising a family...lmfao. bro I'm just trying to pay for my car insurance just to get to work.

  • @GajanaNigade
    @GajanaNigade 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fnck!
    When I have to educate my customers on why what we're doing together is important & they don't give a shit because they have to show something done to the management, that's the most disappointing thing for me. No one seems to give a shit about the product or the end user of the product.

  • @yocampout
    @yocampout 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We don't meet the customer??? We are all students, patients, car owners, food eaters, home dwellers etc. We ARE our customers. Yes, there are some terrible leaders out there but you are the one in control of your own attitude.

  • @WillyJunior
    @WillyJunior 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the way it's been for hundreds of years and I kind of feel like this is the way it should be. Work is supposed to be difficult and at times downright unpleasant, as we need some contrast and balance in life. You simply can't be having a good time all the time. The concept of the Hedonistic Treadmill explains why difficult and unenjoyable work is good for us.

  • @Talkinglife
    @Talkinglife 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How To Find Meaning in Life: 9 Simple Ways
    Learn the Lesson on Happiness. Yes, I know, you've heard it before: happiness is a choice. ...
    Follow Your Gifts and Talents. ...
    Make Great Connections. ...
    Goal Setting. ...
    Help Others. ...
    Do Something Different. ...
    Quit Watching TV. ...
    Do Something You've Always Wanted To Do.

  • @harryj.barraza7718
    @harryj.barraza7718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Not a single woman in the panel of experts.

    • @klakiti02
      @klakiti02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      this is not a panel, This is a compilation of videos.

    • @ThongNguyen-fl9jp
      @ThongNguyen-fl9jp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I noticed the same thing. It's 2020, more diverse voices matter in talking about the meaning of work.

    • @justadudeintheworldman.120
      @justadudeintheworldman.120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They are the ones making jobs miserable 😆

    • @Retrohertz
      @Retrohertz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've seen plenty of videos on TED and the Big Think consisting of only women. Does it matter, as long as they're contributing to the purpose of the video?

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Irrelevant. go white knight somewhere else

  • @Blobby_Hill
    @Blobby_Hill 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    that one guy looks like he has a face on his neck

  • @TheCuratorIsHere
    @TheCuratorIsHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sinek? Really? What a fraud that guy is.

  • @Blobby_Hill
    @Blobby_Hill 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    that one guy looks like he has a face on his neck. paint him purple and he'll look like an eggplant

  • @Mike-nf6nf
    @Mike-nf6nf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unhappy at work? How to find your manager's family and destroy their sense of purpose

  • @hoosierfoodog
    @hoosierfoodog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It was somewhat interesting until Jordan Peterson came on. Absolute joke.

    • @user-sv3dm7ws6q
      @user-sv3dm7ws6q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      brilliant argument there pal

    • @hoosierfoodog
      @hoosierfoodog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      7 7 I don’t need to argue against Peterson’s childish perceptions of life 😭

    • @nothingbettertodotbh4083
      @nothingbettertodotbh4083 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      didn't even listen to what he had to say then