We all gotta work.
But work, only works for some…
A weekly newsletter about: How we work | Why we work | Where work goes from here.
Series 1
Work in Progress
Or, how to build a career
Reflections on 12 years of evolution from an early startup employee, turned public company executive.
Don’t Work
Series 2
What happens when you don’t work?
When your primary identity, centered around work, disappears? Who are we if we don’t work? What remains? And what is rediscovered in its place?
The Other Side of Enough
Series 3
What happens when you have enough?
We fantasize about having enough. Enough to do something else or never work again. So what does it feel like on the other side of enough? This is what happens when dreams become reality.
Manifesto
Work permeates modern culture. It’s where we derive, not only our paycheck, but our purpose. Where we build our wealth and also find our self. It’s our status, our community, our legacy.
Work is the ultimate form of currency. “What you do” tells the world your value. Our cultural heroes are the best at work. And our losers don’t work at all. There seems no greater risk than doing the wrong work.
Work is both the answer and the enemy. It’s a paradox. For some, work is a calling, a path to fulfillment and meaning. For others, work is a curse, a burden to be avoided. It’s work’s promise, that makes its disappointment so punishing.
Introducing The Way of Work, an exploration into the meaning of work.
The project explores:
Why we work
How we work
Where work goes from here
And ultimately seek to answer: how do we make work, work for us?
The Way of Work | Created and written by Rick Foerster.