Barry Schwartz: The way we think about work is broken
Barry Schwartz: Spôsob, aký premýšľame o práci, je chybný
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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a zodpovedať, je nasledovná:
and answer is this:
out of bed every morning
vytiahneme z postele,
TED-like adventure to another?
TEDovského dobrodružstva do ďalšieho?
that very question.
we have to make a living,
že musíme zarobiť na živobytie,
that that's the answer to the question,
že to je odpoveď na otázku
the work we do is challenging,
je práca, ktorú robíme, výzvou,
it's meaningful.
má pre nás zmysel.
it might even be important.
if we didn't get paid,
ak by nás za to neplatili,
are a pretty bad reason
odmena je dosť zlý dôvod,
that he's "in it for the money,"
že to „robí pre peniaze“,
raises what is for me
majority of people on the planet,
has none of the characteristics
and off to the office every morning?
vstať z postele a ísť do práce?
the majority of people on the planet
ľudí na planéte dovoľujeme
meaningless and soul-deadening?
nezmyselnú a ubíjajúcu prácu?
of goods and services,
tovarov a služieb,
that might come from work were eliminated?
spokojnosť, ktorú by poskytovala práca?
in call centers,
to do what they do except for pay.
žiadny rozumný dôvod, prečo to robia.
screws people, blah blah --
automatizácia kazí ľudí, bla bla:
the kind of technology
and that people come to TED to hear about.
ľudia radi počúvajú na TED prednáškach.
the technology of things,
science creates ideas.
tvorí veci, tvorí aj myšlienky.
are ways of understanding ourselves.
sú spôsobmi, ako chápeme samých seba.
on how we think, what we aspire to,
ako premýšľame, o čo sa snažíme
is God's will, you pray.
je vôľa božia, modlíte sa.
of your own inadequacy,
je výsledkom vašej neschopnosti,
the result of oppression and domination,
je výsledkom útlaku a dominancie,
is resignation or revolution,
rezignácia alebo revolúcia,
the sources of your poverty.
zdroje vašej chudoby.
in shaping us as human beings,
v našom formovaní do ľudských bytostí,
the most profoundly important technology
myšlienok najdôležitejšou technológiou,
about idea technology,
je mimoriadna kvôli niečomu,
from the technology of things.
že ak je technológia nanič,
will not go away
o ľudských bytostiach neodídu,
that they're true,
že sú pravdivé,
and institutions
with these very false ideas.
veľmi nepravdivými myšlienkami.
created a factory system
vytvorila továrenský systém,
could possibly get out of your day's work,
z pracovného dňa získať nič viac než
one of the fathers
Adam Smith --
were by their very natures lazy,
prirodzená vlastnosť ľudských bytostí
unless you made it worth their while,
im to za to nestojí,
by giving them rewards.
anyone ever did anything.
kedykoľvek niečo urobil.
with that false view of human nature.
v súlade s mylným chápaním ľudskej povahy.
of production was in place,
výroby rozbehnutý,
for people to operate,
ako môžu ľudia fungovať,
with Adam Smith's vision.
v súlade s názorom Adama Smitha.
je len príkladom toho,
can create a circumstance
dokážu vytvoriť prostredie,
good help anymore."
dobrú pracovnú silu“.
dobrú pracovnú silu“,
that is demeaning and soulless.
ktorá je ponižujúca a bezduchá.
this incredible invention
dal tento skvelý vynález
in assembly lines,
pri montážnych linkách,
in assembly lines, he says:
possible for a human being to become."
ako to je len u ľudských bytostí možné.“
„stať sa hlúpym“.
possible for a human being to become."
ako to je len u ľudských bytostí možné.“
what Adam Smith was telling us there,
alebo nie, hovorí tým,
within which people work
v ktorej ľudia pracujú,
to the demands of that institution
požiadavkám danej inštitúcie,
from their work that we take for granted.
ktoré my berieme ako samozrejmosť.
natural science --
theories about the cosmos,
teórie o vesmíre
indifferent to our theories.
teóriám úplne ľahostajný.
we have about the cosmos.
the theories we have of human nature,
ktoré máme o ľudskej povahe,
by the theories we have
sa mení v dôsledku našich teórií,
and help us understand human beings.
nám pochopiť ľudské bytosti.
Clifford Geertz, said, years ago,
pred rokmi povedal,
are the "unfinished animals."
sú „nedokončené zvieratá“.
was that it is only human nature
of the society in which people live.
spoločnosti, v ktorej ľudia žijú.
that is to say our human nature,
čiže naša ľudská povaha,
than it is discovered.
within which people live and work.
v ktorých ľudia žijú a pracujú.
to being with masters of the universe --
ku ktorým sa ja kedy dostanem –
yourself a question,
mali pýtať jednu otázku,
to run your organizations.
riadiť svoje organizácie.
do you want to help design?
chcete pomôcť vytvoriť?
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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