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Bored of work? Why jobs have become tedious

Bored of work - why work has become tedious

You’re not the only one bored of work. One global survey of 10,000 employees, unsurprisingly found boredom an issue, with 40% of UK respondents admitting they’re bored in the workplace. Moreover, 37% of British workers believe their jobs are meaningless …

Posted byRichardDecember 4, 2020December 5, 2020Posted inmoney, philosophyLeave a comment on Bored of work? Why jobs have become tedious

The purpose of life: survive and reproduce

The purpose of life: survive and reproduce
the answer to life the universe and everything

Unless you’re religious (which I am not) then asking the question “what is the meaning of life?” doesn’t make sense. The word “meaning” implies there’s an unwritten plan by someone or thing. …

Posted byRichardNovember 21, 2020November 22, 2020Posted inphilosophy1 Comment on The purpose of life: survive and reproduce

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Voltaire

“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need” — this is a quote from the French writer, historian and philosopher: Voltaire. I love this quote. It’s not immediately intuitive though. Work spares us from need — …

Posted byRichardNovember 10, 2020November 14, 2020Posted inphilosophyTags:quotesLeave a comment on Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Lifestyle inflation: how luxuries become necessities

Lifestyle inflation - how luxuries become necessities

I’ve been re-reading one of my favourite books recently: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s not your ordinary history book, it’s just as much about human behaviour as it is history. I found this extract on lifestyle inflation particularly enjoyable: …

Posted byRichardOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020Posted inphilosophyTags:lifestyle inflation3 Comments on Lifestyle inflation: how luxuries become necessities

The Digital Revolution is a fraud

The Digital Revolution is a fraud

The Digital Revolution is the widespread adoption of digital computing which began in the second half of the 20th century and continues to the present day. The Digital Revolution (also called the Third Industrial Revolution) is the era of computer …

Posted byRichardSeptember 28, 2020October 7, 2020Posted inphilosophy2 Comments on The Digital Revolution is a fraud

Take the deathbed test

Take the deathbed test

Imagine that your life is about to end prematurely or fast-forward in time to your eighties or nineties. You’re sitting on your deathbed reflecting on what you’ve done and not done with your life – are you satisfied? This is …

Posted byRichardJuly 28, 2020September 29, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvementTags:deathbed test2 Comments on Take the deathbed test

The IKEA effect: why DIY brings happiness

The IKEA effect

Studies show we cherish things more when we’re involved in making it. This is called the IKEA effect. This comes as no surprise, speaking from my own perspective I’m not sure there even needed to be a study to prove …

Posted byRichardJuly 22, 2020December 17, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvementTags:ikea effect1 Comment on The IKEA effect: why DIY brings happiness

Brainwashed

Everything is under control

Unless you live somewhere remote, maybe in the mountains with no TV or external influences then you’re being brainwashed. Some of us are being brainwashed more than others. The degree to which you’re being brainwashed depends …

Posted byRichardJuly 10, 2020November 22, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvement1 Comment on Brainwashed

Is your life getting better or worse?

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

Aristotle

I’ve not heard a better alternative to Aristotle’s view that happiness is the purpose of life. The problem with the subjective nature …

Posted byRichardJune 26, 2020November 22, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvement1 Comment on Is your life getting better or worse?

Choice overload makes for a less happy life

Ice cream choice overload

I’m often sitting at home with a low level of anxiety just within the range of my consciousness. I don’t know where to focus my attention. I have a bunch of unread books I could be reading, not to mention …

Posted byRichardJune 18, 2020November 23, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvement3 Comments on Choice overload makes for a less happy life

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