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Description: What If We Just...Stopped Working? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS Ever think about how the average person is orders of magnitude more productive than workers of the past, and yet our work week hasn't gotten any shorter? What's the deal? In this week's episode we're looking at the idea of "work," and how it's been so thoroughly polluted by capitalism. New video every Friday! SOURCES On work and post-work, generally books.google.com/books?id=3uYJoGw83YAC&printsec=frontcover bigissue.com/opinion/david-graeber-to-save-the-world-were-going-to-have-to-stop-working theanarchistlibrary.org/library/bertrand-russell-in-praise-of-idleness-11-02-05-22-00-46 jacobinmag.com/2018/03/four-hour-workweek-tim-ferriss-work jacobinmag.com/2018/02/workweek-free-time-precarity-daylight-savings-time jacobinmag.com/2020/11/work-time-leisure-hours-overwork-labor youtube.com/watch?v=Z3T5tuobF_0 youtube.com/watch?v=1V1YnecK9q4 youtube.com/watch?v=TUs-G9j11kk theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/07/world-without-work/395294 On meaningful work, specifically books.google.com.au/books?id=40SCDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover On bullshit work, very specifically newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-bullshit-job-boom books.google.com/books?id=iHVEDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover On work and the very concept of energy, as specific as it gets books.google.com/books?id=UgiqDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover Iceland study autonomy.work/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ICELAND_4DW.pdf forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/07/05/iceland-tried-a-shortened-workweek-and-it-was-an-overwhelming-success/?sh=6e2e8bdb3ac8 Burnout stats everyonesocial.com/blog/employee-burnout-statistics Multiple job stats reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-multiple-jobs/share-of-u-s-workers-holding-multiple-jobs-is-rising-new-census-report-shows-idUSKBN2AH2PI 1.5 - 3 hours stat & nonwork doi.org/10.1177/1350508413515541 theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/the-wasted-workday/383380 Diminishing returns productivity ​​weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/does-working-fewer-hours-make-you-more-productive Meaningless jobs stats today.yougov.com/topics/economy/articles-reports/2021/08/02/working-americans-jobs-fulfilling-meaningful-poll yougov.co.uk/topics/economy/articles-reports/2020/02/20/quarter-british-workers-find-jobs-lack-meaning Just a fantastic Forbes article ​​forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/07/11/harboring-resentment-at-your-job-15-ways-to-rise-above-it/?sh=100e73ad76f7 Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com