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The Bleak History of the American Work Ethic
In Make Your Own Job, Erik Baker shows just how long Americans have scrambled to pile work on top of work—and at what cost.
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Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer
Not long ago, a relative of mine told me he had been working so hard in the yard that he’d “literally thrown up”. He didn’t offer this as a health update, or to warn me about overexertion. It was, ...
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