Tech Makes Working Harder?
Feb. 25th, 2006 10:23 pm
Sure a famous essayist (now blogger?) or photographer (tip of the hat to Kallu
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The other book I'd like to leave you with is "The Working Life : The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work".
Copying off the Amazon review, "Ciulla points out, we live in a work-oriented society where, even though we have more freedom and flexibility than ever and more tools to increase convenience and efficiency, our work determines our lives. We have "gone beyond the work ethic," she states, to a point where our jobs have become our primary source of identity."
Finally, the obligatory /. reference:
Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/1324213 Posted by: Zonk, on 2006-02-24 13:53:00 [1]Ant wrote to mention a C|Net article exploring U.S. workers' productivity. People say they [2]actually accomplish less now than they did a decade ago. Research blames technology as the culprit. From the article: "Technology has sped everything up and, by speeding everything up, it's slowed everything down, paradoxically ... We never concentrate on one task anymore. You take a little chip out of it, and then you're on to the next thing ... It's harder to feel like you're accomplishing something.'" References 1. http://aqfl.net/ 2. http://news.com.com/Tech+makes+working+harder%2C+not+easier/2100-1022_3-6042719.html