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As we go about hacking civilization for a brighter future, we must ask - what does humanity currently spend its time upon? Assuming that life is 'work' - what do people do with their lives? More specifically, if we exclude leisure time - what do people actually work on - whether they have work-life integration or not? | =About= | ||
As we go about hacking civilization for a brighter future, we must ask - what does humanity currently spend its time upon? Assuming that life is 'work' - what do people do with their lives? More specifically, if we exclude leisure time - what do people actually work on - whether they have work-life integration or not? This page is dedicated to exploring what people spend time on in order to improve these choices. | |||
For example, the mere fact of compulsory work, as opposed to work to pursue one's true interest - is a bad design that keeps people from achieving their potential. Let's take a look at various areas of endeavor to see what we can do. | |||
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It seems to me that school can benefit students much more greatly if students worked on applied problems instead of on theory and on preperation for soul-crushing office cubicles. | |||
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About
As we go about hacking civilization for a brighter future, we must ask - what does humanity currently spend its time upon? Assuming that life is 'work' - what do people do with their lives? More specifically, if we exclude leisure time - what do people actually work on - whether they have work-life integration or not? This page is dedicated to exploring what people spend time on in order to improve these choices.
For example, the mere fact of compulsory work, as opposed to work to pursue one's true interest - is a bad design that keeps people from achieving their potential. Let's take a look at various areas of endeavor to see what we can do.
School
It seems to me that school can benefit students much more greatly if students worked on applied problems instead of on theory and on preperation for soul-crushing office cubicles.