Schwartz, Barry, 1946- author.
Why we work / Barry Schwartz.
First TED Books hardcover edition.
New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, 2015.
96 pages ; 19 cm
An analysis of the purpose of work in people's lives demonstrates how work operates in American culture and how everyday people can find happiness in the workplace, explaining the importance of career goals.
The crucial question -- The false rationale -- When work is good -- How good work goes bad -- The technology of ideas -- The future of work.
"A TED original"--Dust jacket.
Work -- Philosophy.
Work -- Psychological aspects.
Job satisfaction.
Barry Schwartz is a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and the author of Why We Work, The Paradox of Choice, and Practical Wisdom. His articles have been published in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Parade Magazine, USA TODAY, Advertising Age, Slate, Scientific American, The New Republic, Harvard Business Review, and The Guardian, and he has appeared on dozens of radio shows, including Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Anderson Cooper 360, and CBS Sunday Morning. - (Simon and Schuster)