
Work
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What’s it about?
A deep history of work, from hunter-gatherer leisure to modern burnout, revealing how our obsession with productivity is a cultural invention—not human nature.
You’ll learn
- Hunter-gatherers worked 15-20 hours a week
- Agriculture was the 'greatest mistake'
- The 'gospel of work' is a modern ideology
- Automation offers a choice: leisure or more work