Work (Effort)
Why aren't we photosynthetic? > Why do we have to eat? > Why do we have to work? > Why do we have to do anything? > Why are we physical?
If we should avoid extrinsic motivators (see Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn) what about being paid for work? (The author addresses this issue in his book, but definitely not to my satisfaction.) (also listed under Communism)
What should be the balance between research and action?
Related -- when do we know when to rest?
What’s the right amount to work, considering that work hours have varied so much throughout history, culture and place? (anywhere from 2 hrs/day to exhaustion levels)
Why is aptitude not necessarily correlated with interest? It’s sad when there’s aptitude but no interest, but what’s really horrible is when there’s interest, even a determined, persistent interest, but no aptitude. Then can these people never have what they love? Or are these people just woeful and pathetic dreamers?
Taking this question to the extreme – can somebody with a tremendous gift (on the order of genius) reject it, that is, by not caring for it? Imagine, for example, a child musical prodigy. Now they say that these kinds of children have the “rage to master”, but let’s say this kid doesn’t. Let’s even say this kid is more interested in sports, even though they’re just average.
Is being educated the same as being wise? Some uneducated people act very wisely and shrewdly, and that’s because they just naturally think like that. So then why is it that education can confer this gift on many people, though nature only bestows it on some? (This is related to acquired taste.)
Does everyone have a passion? (to include: Millenials care about having a passion but previous generations didn’t). Is janitorial work an inherent evil?
Observation: Some people have a talent so great that it's like play to them -- they accomplish everything so easily, and yet that's exactly why they throw themselves into it all the more.
If we should avoid extrinsic motivators (see Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn) what about being paid for work? (The author addresses this issue in his book, but definitely not to my satisfaction.) (also listed under Communism)
What should be the balance between research and action?
Related -- when do we know when to rest?
What’s the right amount to work, considering that work hours have varied so much throughout history, culture and place? (anywhere from 2 hrs/day to exhaustion levels)
Why is aptitude not necessarily correlated with interest? It’s sad when there’s aptitude but no interest, but what’s really horrible is when there’s interest, even a determined, persistent interest, but no aptitude. Then can these people never have what they love? Or are these people just woeful and pathetic dreamers?
Taking this question to the extreme – can somebody with a tremendous gift (on the order of genius) reject it, that is, by not caring for it? Imagine, for example, a child musical prodigy. Now they say that these kinds of children have the “rage to master”, but let’s say this kid doesn’t. Let’s even say this kid is more interested in sports, even though they’re just average.
Is being educated the same as being wise? Some uneducated people act very wisely and shrewdly, and that’s because they just naturally think like that. So then why is it that education can confer this gift on many people, though nature only bestows it on some? (This is related to acquired taste.)
Does everyone have a passion? (to include: Millenials care about having a passion but previous generations didn’t). Is janitorial work an inherent evil?
Observation: Some people have a talent so great that it's like play to them -- they accomplish everything so easily, and yet that's exactly why they throw themselves into it all the more.
