Solving the Puzzle of What Motivates Us
Video – Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation.
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Fear of Failure: It Keeps Us Going and Holds Us Back
Video – The world is quite eager to give us a set of criteria of how to live, and it is often our fear of failure that keeps us going. But failure should not be feared.
Psych Experiment Tricks Students Into Believing in Non-Existent Career
Heather Callaghan, Contributor Waking Times How career dreams are born, and then evaporated. Study shows how to convince those with low self-confidence to pursue their career choice – by first crushing their self-esteem…. What does it take to convince a person that they are qualified to achieve the career of their dreams? Researchers found that …
6 Ways to Stop Worrying and Find Work You Love
Roman Krznaric, Greater Good Waking Times Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times? This essay is adapted from How to Find Fulfilling Work (Picador). The idea of fulfilling work—a job that reflects our passions, talents, and values—is a modern invention. Open Dr. Johnson’s …
Learned Social Classism, Is Working Even Ethical?
Aaron Jackson, Guest Writer Waking Times As explained in the article Learning Careerism As A Moral Reward System; our society, specifically our education system, teaches and prepared us for a careerist lifestyle. Or simply put, working for money is considered success in our societies. But not only does it teach us to work for currency. Just …
Learning Careerism As A Moral Reward System
Aaron Jackson, Guest Writer Waking Times The concepts of consumerism and careerism are predominant in first world countries, and are increasing in countries with less “advanced” economies too, but why? The definition of careerism or a careerist is “the characteristics associated with one who advances his career even at the expense of his pride and dignity.” Simply looking …