Why we work
By: Barry Schwartz
Edition: First TED Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: TED Books, Simon & Schuster
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781476784861
Subjects: Philosophy; Job satisfaction; Self-realization; Work; Psychological aspects; Happiness
Description: An analysis of the purpose of work in people's lives demonstrates how work operates in American culture and how everyday people can find happiness in the workplace, explaining the importance of career goals.
Notes: "A TED original"--Dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-96).
Table of contents: title: The crucial question; title: The false rationale; title: When work is good; title: How good work goes bad; title: The technology of ideas; title: The future of work.