“Love and
work…work and love, that’s all there is…” Sigmund Freud once said these famous
lines.
work…work and love, that’s all there is…” Sigmund Freud once said these famous
lines.
While considering what makes life most meaningful and distinctly human,
Freud wrote ‘Love and work are the two cornerstones of our humanness.’
Freud wrote ‘Love and work are the two cornerstones of our humanness.’
They are
the very foundation on which we build a meaningful life.
the very foundation on which we build a meaningful life.
Hour after hour, our lives revolve around our
relationships with other people, which get organised and structured by our
work. At the end of the day, our interaction with others can either be
meaningful, having constructed something or not. It is this balance between
love and work in our lives that has a direct impact on our experiences in
respect to our lives.
relationships with other people, which get organised and structured by our
work. At the end of the day, our interaction with others can either be
meaningful, having constructed something or not. It is this balance between
love and work in our lives that has a direct impact on our experiences in
respect to our lives.
So, are you
working under pressure or are you really enjoying yourself? Many of us find
ourselves stuck in the typical corporate shift: 9-6/7 and draw out a monthly
salary, month after month. The question is why, why are you working in the
position that you are and what is driving you?
working under pressure or are you really enjoying yourself? Many of us find
ourselves stuck in the typical corporate shift: 9-6/7 and draw out a monthly
salary, month after month. The question is why, why are you working in the
position that you are and what is driving you?
Is it the
means for providing for oneself, earning money or is it more than that? Work
provides structure and meaning, no matter what it is; there is always the sense
of purpose surrounding it. In fact, it connects us to the larger societal group
and involves us within that.
means for providing for oneself, earning money or is it more than that? Work
provides structure and meaning, no matter what it is; there is always the sense
of purpose surrounding it. In fact, it connects us to the larger societal group
and involves us within that.
It can be
said, that we actually step into the world (enter the world) through our
occupation, create new relationships with others, and even develop a sense of
belonging. In addition to this, we make use of our minds our skill set and
talent and our physicality in order to create something.
said, that we actually step into the world (enter the world) through our
occupation, create new relationships with others, and even develop a sense of
belonging. In addition to this, we make use of our minds our skill set and
talent and our physicality in order to create something.
Work is
absolutely critical in maintaining esteem and a connection to who we are and
who we want to be; it is a source of personal identity and gives us our own
sense of individuality at the same time. Going back to Sigmund Freud and in
fact many other psychoanalysts, work is analogous with the motivation to leave
one’s footprints in the world and transcend out temporarily.
absolutely critical in maintaining esteem and a connection to who we are and
who we want to be; it is a source of personal identity and gives us our own
sense of individuality at the same time. Going back to Sigmund Freud and in
fact many other psychoanalysts, work is analogous with the motivation to leave
one’s footprints in the world and transcend out temporarily.
According to
new research, there is a debate over love versus money as an indicator as a
motivator. In a classic set of experiments that began in the 1980’s on
motivation, two psychologist’s- Edward Deci and Richard Ryan (University of
Rochester) shook the world of business and education by proposing to pay people
to improve their performance would only worsen their motivation and
productivity.
new research, there is a debate over love versus money as an indicator as a
motivator. In a classic set of experiments that began in the 1980’s on
motivation, two psychologist’s- Edward Deci and Richard Ryan (University of
Rochester) shook the world of business and education by proposing to pay people
to improve their performance would only worsen their motivation and
productivity.
This
approach, over time morphed to be known as the ‘self-determination theory’ STD
–a model that proposed that people would do better work if they are
intrinsically driven, rather then extrinsically driven. It was obvious to Deci
and Ryan that no one wanted to work for free so they showed that it was purely
based on the level/degree of self-control (determination) that a person was
inclined to be more productive.
This in turn led to overall satisfaction at
the job, but the KEY here was that the person has to feel that he/she was the
BOSS of him/her self. This was the only way he/she would feel fired up and
ready for the job and the work product would even reflect with greater passion.
the job, but the KEY here was that the person has to feel that he/she was the
BOSS of him/her self. This was the only way he/she would feel fired up and
ready for the job and the work product would even reflect with greater passion.
According to
Norwegian
Business School’s Bård Kuvaas and colleagues “In the last 10 years,
intrinsic motivation—or motivation without money—has become a fashionable topic…authors
have alleged that intrinsic motivation is linked to various positive outcomes
such as work engagement, task identification, positive affect, and employee
productivity”.
Norwegian
Business School’s Bård Kuvaas and colleagues “In the last 10 years,
intrinsic motivation—or motivation without money—has become a fashionable topic…authors
have alleged that intrinsic motivation is linked to various positive outcomes
such as work engagement, task identification, positive affect, and employee
productivity”.
While intrinsic motivation refers to the desire to
perform an activity for its own sake, extrinsic motivation refers to the desire
to perform an activity so as to be able to attain certain positive results and
avoid negative consequences.
perform an activity for its own sake, extrinsic motivation refers to the desire
to perform an activity so as to be able to attain certain positive results and
avoid negative consequences.
It is very important to be conscientious and aware of what
kind of situation that you get yourself into; i.e. who you trust and know all
the reasons why you are doing a certain activity. It is very easy to be taken advantage of, especially when your guards are down.
kind of situation that you get yourself into; i.e. who you trust and know all
the reasons why you are doing a certain activity. It is very easy to be taken advantage of, especially when your guards are down.
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