On: Why 'Passive Income' Is A Dangerous Fantasy (2011)

[rhizome]

Why is it that you associate work with meaning in your life?

It's a common sensibility in the US and Western Europe because that's the Puritan Work Ethic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic

[ricardobeat → rhizome]

I don't think that's the OP's mindset, on the contrary: look for a way to do something you really want instead of taking a mindless job.

[rhizome → ricardobeat]

Well, I read it more as "if work is going to provide the meaning of your life, might as well have it be something you like to do." However, aside from the PWE, centuries of history tell us that liking your job is a luxury.

[ricardobeat → rhizome]

Thousands of years of history tell us that toilets are a luxury too.