Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken
Barry Schwartz: Postrzegamy pracę w niewłaściwy sposób
Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. Lately, working with Ken Sharpe, he's studying wisdom. Full bio
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and answer is this:
out of bed every morning
wywlekamy się z łóżek
TED-like adventure to another?
that very question.
we have to make a living,
that that's the answer to the question,
że to jest odpowiedź na pytanie:
the work we do is challenging,
praca jest wyzwaniem,
it's meaningful.
it might even be important.
może być nawet ważna.
if we didn't get paid,
are a pretty bad reason
to bardzo zła motywacja
that he's "in it for the money,"
że "robi to dla pieniędzy",
niż tylko opis sytuacji.
raises what is for me
majority of people on the planet,
has none of the characteristics
and off to the office every morning?
z łóżka i pójścia do biura?
the majority of people on the planet
meaningless and soul-deadening?
i wysysającą duszę pracę?
of goods and services,
towarów i usług
that might come from work were eliminated?
formy satysfakcji z pracy?
in call centers,
to do what they do except for pay.
dla którego pracują.
screws people, blah blah --
the kind of technology
and that people come to TED to hear about.
i o której mówi się na konferencjach TED.
the technology of things,
science creates ideas.
rzeczy, ale też idee.
are ways of understanding ourselves.
to sposób, w jaki rozumiemy siebie.
on how we think, what we aspire to,
jak myślimy, do czego dążymy,
is God's will, you pray.
jest wolą Boga, modlisz się.
of your own inadequacy,
the result of oppression and domination,
opresji i dominacji,
is resignation or revolution,
będzie rezygnacja czy bunt,
the sources of your poverty.
powody swojej biedy.
in shaping us as human beings,
w kształtowaniu nas jako ludzi.
the most profoundly important technology
może być najważniejszą technologią,
about idea technology,
jest coś wyjątkowego,
from the technology of things.
will not go away
o ludziach nie znikną,
that they're true,
and institutions
with these very false ideas.
przekonania funkcjonują.
created a factory system
stworzyła system fabryczny,
could possibly get out of your day's work,
można wynieść tylko jedno,
one of the fathers
Adam Smith --
were by their very natures lazy,
że ludzie są z natury leniwi
unless you made it worth their while,
jeśli się im to nie opłaci,
by giving them rewards.
anyone ever did anything.
dla którego ludzie coś robią.
with that false view of human nature.
ten fałszywy obraz natury człowieka.
of production was in place,
for people to operate,
with Adam Smith's vision.
can create a circumstance
już być sprostowane.
good help anymore."
that is demeaning and soulless.
upokarzającą i bezduszną.
this incredible invention
in assembly lines,
przy liniach produkcyjnych
in assembly lines, he says:
possible for a human being to become."
największymi na świecie".
possible for a human being to become."
największymi na świecie".
what Adam Smith was telling us there,
within which people work
to the demands of that institution
from their work that we take for granted.
dla wszystkich satysfakcji z pracy.
natural science --
theories about the cosmos,
teorie na temat kosmosu,
indifferent to our theories.
we have about the cosmos.
the theories we have of human nature,
teoriami dotyczącymi natury ludzkiej,
by the theories we have
and help us understand human beings.
ludzi i pomagać ich zrozumieć.
Clifford Geertz, said, years ago,
Clifford Geertz powiedział,
are the "unfinished animals."
was that it is only human nature
of the society in which people live.
społeczeństwa, w którym żyją.
that is to say our human nature,
czyli nasza ludzka natura,
than it is discovered.
within which people live and work.
w których ludzie żyją i pracują.
to being with masters of the universe --
yourself a question,
to run your organizations.
do you want to help design?
chcecie pomagać kształtować.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Barry Schwartz - PsychologistBarry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life. Lately, working with Ken Sharpe, he's studying wisdom.
Why you should listen
In his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz tackles one of the great mysteries of modern life: Why is it that societies of great abundance — where individuals are offered more freedom and choice (personal, professional, material) than ever before — are now witnessing a near-epidemic of depression? Conventional wisdom tells us that greater choice is for the greater good, but Schwartz argues the opposite: He makes a compelling case that the abundance of choice in today's western world is actually making us miserable.
Infinite choice is paralyzing, Schwartz argues, and exhausting to the human psyche. It leads us to set unreasonably high expectations, question our choices before we even make them and blame our failures entirely on ourselves. His relatable examples, from consumer products (jeans, TVs, salad dressings) to lifestyle choices (where to live, what job to take, who and when to marry), underscore this central point: Too much choice undermines happiness.
Schwartz's previous research has addressed morality, decision-making and the varied inter-relationships between science and society. Before Paradox he published The Costs of Living, which traces the impact of free-market thinking on the explosion of consumerism -- and the effect of the new capitalism on social and cultural institutions that once operated above the market, such as medicine, sports, and the law.
Both books level serious criticism of modern western society, illuminating the under-reported psychological plagues of our time. But they also offer concrete ideas on addressing the problems, from a personal and societal level.
Schwartz is the author of the TED Book, Why We Work.
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