LEADER 03817oam 2200685I 450 001 9910816394703321 005 20240405142750.0 010 $a1-317-48860-1 010 $a1-315-71032-3 010 $a1-282-94741-9 010 $a9786612947414 010 $a1-84465-423-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315710327 035 $a(CKB)2670000000066839 035 $a(EBL)1886927 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000475549 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12167847 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000475549 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10468936 035 $a(PQKB)10694925 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1886927 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1886927 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10455660 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL294741 035 $a(OCoLC)843151715 035 $a(OCoLC)1000431099 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844654239 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000066839 100 $a20180706e20142008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWork /$fLars Svendsen 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (v, 138 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aThe art of living series 300 $aFirst published in 2008 by Acumen. 311 $a1-138-17018-6 311 $a1-84465-154-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom curse to vocation : a brief history of the philosophy of work -- Work and meaning -- The distribution of work -- Work and leisure -- Being managed -- Getting paid -- Work in an age of affluence -- The end of work? -- Life and work. 330 $aWork is, for almost all of us, an unavoidable feature of our daily lives. Whether we see it as a curse, or a blessing, what we choose to do, day in day out, shapes our attitude to the world and to ourselves. In this thought-provoking book, Lars Svendsen explores the part work plays in our search for a happy and fulfilling life. In a fascinating narrative that takes us from Marx to “McJobs”, Fordism to “funsultants”, Svendsen shows that despite our moaning, for most of us, life without work would probably fill us with despair. Not only is it generally good for our physical and mental health (burn out is more likely to come from leisure than work), it gives us a sense of purpose, an identity and a social network. For Svendsen, our frustrations with work have much to do with the way the characteristics of work and our attitudes towards it have changed over the years. Unlike previous generations, we now look to work to provide us with a sense of meaning and self-realization, we expect work to be fulfilling, fun and full of people we like. Svendsen argues that this is too much to expect from work and that it is a mistake to seek in work so much of the meaning we need in our lives. What happens when our expectations are not met? And, more crucially, what happens when they are? Are we then in danger of ignoring all those things that matter a lot more than a job? We need to consider these questions, says Svendsen, if we are to ensure that our work makes us happy. For anyone who has struggled with the work–life balance, Work is an absorbing and enlightening read that challenges us to think about our attitude to work and what it means to us. 410 0$aArt of living series (Acumen Publishing) 606 $aWork 606 $aQuality of life 606 $aSelf-realization 615 0$aWork. 615 0$aQuality of life. 615 0$aSelf-realization. 676 $a158.7 700 $aSvendsen$b Lars Fr. H.$f1970-,$0913059 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816394703321 996 $aWork$94036254 997 $aUNINA