{"id":4506,"date":"2018-08-19T17:40:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T17:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/?p=4506"},"modified":"2021-02-17T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:05:16","slug":"inspos-four-unmissable-work-truths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/inspos-four-unmissable-work-truths\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspo\u2019s Four Unmissable Work Truths"},"content":{"rendered":"
At Inspo, the following are four unmissable work truths. You may agree or disagree on their importance. That\u2019s fair enough. Either way, they are important to share to let you form your view on them:<\/p>\n
Work dominates your time:<\/strong><\/p>\n You are going to spend 33% of your wakeful adult life at work. It trumps (possibly poor verb choice, by association) all other activities, bar one. Sleep. The person you love most in your life, for example. You are going to spend more time at work than you are with them.<\/p>\n Your outlook in work matters: <\/strong><\/p>\n There are three main views you can have on work. The first is to view work as a \u2018job\u2019. With this view, you see work as something you do to get paid. Your priorities in life lie elsewhere. The second view of work is as a \u2018career\u2019. In this instance, you are motivated by the progression opportunities that work offers (be they pay, promotion or otherwise). The third view of work is as a \u2018calling\u2019. With this view, you see work as contribution towards a greater purpose or goal (be it societal or otherwise).<\/p>\n Research from Yale University<\/a> shows that the greatest levels of work and life satisfaction are associated with viewing work as a \u2018calling\u2019. Next greatest levels of work and life satisfaction come with the view of work as a \u2018career\u2019. Viewing work as a \u2018job\u2019 is associated with the lowest levels of work and life satisfaction.<\/p>\n