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[BIFFS vol. 2] Work as trace
There's another more subtle lesson in the list of fields with superlinear returns: not to equate work with a job. For most of the 20th century the two were identical for nearly everyone, and as a result we've inherited a custom that equates productivity with having a job. Even now to most people the phrase "your work" means their job. But to a writ... See more
The Technium: 1,000 True Fans
The questions I most often come back to include: What is work? How did you arrive at that conclusion? What scripts are you unconsciously living out? Are they serving you or holding you back? Is there a better script for your life, right now?
Paul Millerd • Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output. The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.