“Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of personal productivity.”
– Timothy Ferriss
Taken from The 4-Hour Workweek
Time wasted that you enjoy―is never truly wasted.
Mar 8th, 2012 / 1:09 pm
I blame the Protestant Work Ethic. :)
Mar 8th, 2012 / 1:13 pm
This is why I’m not cleaning the bathroom this week.
Mar 8th, 2012 / 4:21 pm
doing less work at all is not laziness, which his hard for most to accept because we somehow got to the feeling that selling yourself to whatever company is not only the meaning of live, but also a general judgement on a human beings worth…
Mar 8th, 2012 / 6:09 pm
Not to be picky, but isn’t “less meaningless” actually meaningful? It’s a double negative.
Mar 9th, 2012 / 7:55 am
@ Gail Jacobson
“less meaningless” ~ “fewer meaningless tasks” (could have been worded better)
@ Bernie
It’s time to protest the Protestant Work Ethic. :-)
Mar 9th, 2012 / 6:03 pm
if it wasn’t for the protestant work ethic, our country wouldn’t be one of the greatest nations in the world. it’s our lack of respect for it that’s making us start to lag behind other nations.
Mar 10th, 2012 / 12:21 am
There are no shortage of opportunities to combine your work life with your social interests these days. I run a design company that works with values-driven brands—each is interesting and doing something meaningful.
There are certifications like Bcorporartion that reward and support organizations with a purpose bigger than their bottom line.
And groups like Small Giants that work towards growth for your reasons, not for it’s own sake.
Mar 10th, 2012 / 9:29 am