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π Work Less Wednesday β March 26, 2025
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Work Less Wednesday: March 26
π Hey Reader!
This is issue #120 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
In this great blog post, Paul Millerd shares an incredibly controversial idea...
Work doesn't have to suck.
Don't believe it's controversial?
How many of these "work stories" have you told yourself?
βIf you arenβt struggling, itβs not worth doing.β
βYou need to have a stable job.β
βWork is about sacrifice for your family.β
The default perspective on work is that it should be hard, and it should suck.
This mindset is everywhere in American culture.
We describe Sunday gardening as "productive."
We hide layoffs from friends and family like shameful secrets.
We wear busyness as a badge of honor.
For every 1 person crushing their personal hustle olympics, another 5 are stressed or beating themselves up for not keeping up.
Here's the truth according to Paul:
We don't have a scarcity of grind. We have a scarcity of optimism, earnestness, kindness, curiosity, delight, and exuberance. We should worry more about those than extracting 1% more effort out of the population. We have plenty to gain by tipping the balance toward more joy and less pain.
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