What makes work meaningful? Often, work feels disconnected from the real purpose of your life. At work, you’re left feeling as though you’re not living as your real self.
It’s easy to look for quick answers to these problems. You can distract yourself from these issues for long enough to get through the day. But how can you find better answers? How can you make work a partner to fulfillment in life?
In From Work to Vocation, these answers are taken from the long history of philosophy. Using methods from ancient and modern thinkers, new light is cast on these problems. These ideas are made accessible and applicable to everyday working life. Through reflection, you can understand what makes work into a complete and fulfilling vocation.
Chapters
The Two Selves
Where does dissatisfaction with your work start? We often feel a sense of division between work and the rest of life. Where does this come from?
Why We Work
How do we define work? Why do we work? We want to look at what we’re doing when we work and understand all the different things we need from our jobs.
Work’s Hidden Beauty
What lets us take pride in work? We work because we need to, but a closer look shows that there’s something to appreciate in any work you dedicate yourself to.
The Three Factors of Identity
No two people are meant to live the same life. But how can you understand what you’re meant to be? Here, we look at how your life story determines how you should live.
Authentic Leisure
We often focus on distraction when we’re at rest. But really, leisure is the time when we get a chance to focus on the most significant values in life. How can we find real leisure?
The Meaning of Freedom
A sense of purpose starts with a sense of freedom. What does it really mean to live freely? How can we take advantage of our ability to make choices?
Understanding Vocation
What makes work a part of a happy life? What are the values that unite good work with purposeful living?
