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Regardless of where you live (because if you look at news stories about the lying flat movement in China or the people that don’t want to work in the west), IMHO most people want to work enough to live a dignified life; the reason for all the labor rights movements in the world especially after the industrial revolution.
Each person’s definition of dignity is personal but the following video I found explained it best, in my opinion.
Considering all this, what motivation can you give someone to work more, if they are satisfied with their life. An appeal to a high need has to be accepted for the people to be willing to go above and beyond what they are already doing, or a dignified life has to be so much more expensive that people are willing to work longer or harder to just maintain their lifestyle.
there maybe certain industries where people can work gig jobs (beyond one’s regular job) like telemedicine, but at what cost to one’s personal and family life. Unless one is working on a major change in their lives like studying at night and working during the day, or making a revolutionary startup where time is of the essence, the personal costs are too high for most people.
One caveat to this, are the women who get educated but never work, especially in high specialized fields, where workers are limited. I would agree that, making it easier for women to work, even if part time, could help make companies more competitive and resilient to worker loss and scheduling. But even then, it is a very personal choice of each person if they are willing to work and sacrifice their time away from their other commitments.
This is why the only real extra work that is usually worth it, if there is room in the market place to profit from it, is to get more educated and specialize. Maybe this is just my understanding considering my industry, but there are key industries where reinvesting in one’s self and one’s equipment is the best way to go. If given the right incentives and over a limited period of time, as not to strain the rest of one’s life perpetually. this could apply to farmers, tailors, mechanics etc.
Each person’s definition of dignity is personal but the following video I found explained it best, in my opinion.
Considering all this, what motivation can you give someone to work more, if they are satisfied with their life. An appeal to a high need has to be accepted for the people to be willing to go above and beyond what they are already doing, or a dignified life has to be so much more expensive that people are willing to work longer or harder to just maintain their lifestyle.
there maybe certain industries where people can work gig jobs (beyond one’s regular job) like telemedicine, but at what cost to one’s personal and family life. Unless one is working on a major change in their lives like studying at night and working during the day, or making a revolutionary startup where time is of the essence, the personal costs are too high for most people.
One caveat to this, are the women who get educated but never work, especially in high specialized fields, where workers are limited. I would agree that, making it easier for women to work, even if part time, could help make companies more competitive and resilient to worker loss and scheduling. But even then, it is a very personal choice of each person if they are willing to work and sacrifice their time away from their other commitments.
This is why the only real extra work that is usually worth it, if there is room in the market place to profit from it, is to get more educated and specialize. Maybe this is just my understanding considering my industry, but there are key industries where reinvesting in one’s self and one’s equipment is the best way to go. If given the right incentives and over a limited period of time, as not to strain the rest of one’s life perpetually. this could apply to farmers, tailors, mechanics etc.
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