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style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e The Real Reason We Do More\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003etvN [Knowing Bros] Professor Kim Sang-wook strongly recommends!\u003cbr\u003e Highly recommended Danish daily newspapers, including Politiken and Daily Börsen!\u003cbr\u003e “Why do we work 8 hours when we created a society where we only have to work 4 hours?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The era of 'fake labor' where people don't work\u003cbr\u003e The Real Reason We Do More\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fake Labor: The World of Burnout You Create Yourself\" is a story about \"fake labor,\" the work that has been taboo in our society, where people just waste time doing nothing but being busy and meaningless.\u003cbr\u003e The two authors of this book delve deeply into what fake labor is and how it has led to our overwork. \u003cbr\u003eIn addition to practical statistical data, you can uncover the distorted reality of labor through conversations with labor experts and candid interviews with people who have recognized fake labor in various organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book, anthropologist Dennis Nørmark and philosopher Anders Fogg Jensen, who have written some of the most cited works in Danish anthropology, present a new philosophical perspective on labor based on their extensive knowledge of labor, culture, politics, history, and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is largely divided into three parts: ‘Lost Time,’ ‘Lost Meaning,’ and ‘Recovering Time and Meaning,’ and highlights various labor issues that any working person is likely to encounter at least once.\u003cbr\u003e Moreover, it goes beyond simply highlighting the problem, and presents courageous alternatives that can help people break free from fake labor, find real work, and rediscover the essence of labor and the meaning of life. \u003cbr\u003eThrough this book, we will have the opportunity to dispel the distorted perceptions and doubts we have had about labor.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e introduction\u003cbr\u003e prolog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1.\u003cbr\u003e Lost time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1.\u003cbr\u003e Excessive workload\u003cbr\u003e A future that has not yet arrived │ A society that worries about having too much free time │ A present that is very different from expectations │ Shortened working hours and progress toward a better life │ The Stone Age that still remains │ Belief in labor │ The birth of fake office workers │ Excuses for labor efficiency, the increase in management positions │ Overeducation and surplus knowledge workers │ Harsh labor traded for innovation │ Progress that goes against expectations, the era of the Great Recession │ What on earth do we do all day long?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2.\u003cbr\u003e The emptying of labor  \u003cbr\u003eLeaving work without anyone noticing │ The reason why job satisfaction is decreasing │ We work less than we think │ People who spend their days doing things unrelated to work │ The social taboo of saying you are not busy │ The suffering of employees with nothing to do │ If you are bored with everything, you may also have bore-out syndrome │ When my work feels meaningless │ Is the labor market really rational?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3.\u003cbr\u003e The nature and change of labor\u003cbr\u003e Four types of empty labor: idling, increasing hours, increasing work, and fabricating work │ Things worse than empty labor │ Definitions of fake labor │ Visible labor, invisible labor │ Different perspectives on rationality and reason │ The reality of technology that does not work as intended │ The paradox of acceleration │ The false formation of labor │ Things we do without realizing it │ People who recognize their fake labor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2.\u003cbr\u003e Lost meaning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4.\u003cbr\u003e People who don't give up fake labor \u003cbr\u003eTwo months for fake labor │ The art of fake projects │ The temptation of executives with less work and more responsibility │ Work that increases just to fit the given time │ Management positions keep increasing, but when it comes to cutting, production workers come first │ Bosses' competition to show off │ The price of pretending to be busy │ Decorating your desk to look busy │ Will a company go bankrupt without a logo │ Fake labor in school │ Reducing hours to reduce work │ A society where work, not leisure, is a privilege │ If you have nothing to do, go home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5.\u003cbr\u003e Problems brought about by solutions \u003cbr\u003eSolutions for the system, not the user │ Core tasks and fake labor │ 142 fake questions and made-up answers │ A world that does its best to find solutions │ The public sector imitating the private sector │ Facts hidden in corporate myths │ Hack work instead of finding solutions │ Beware of managers with too much time on their hands │ Stop endless improvement and focus on the core business │ The reality of creative organizations │ The art of being satisfied with less\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6.\u003cbr\u003e Let's stop imitating others\u003cbr\u003e Solutions to non-existent problems │ Documenting everything │ Mimicking superiors │ Putting great ideas before core tasks │ The cult of novelty that breeds fake labor │ The occupations that cause the worst waste of time │ The corporate instinct to imitate │ Avoiding responsibility using regulations │ Annual reports that no one reads │ Before blindly resisting fake labor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7.\u003cbr\u003e Let's return to Earth from space  \u003cbr\u003eLeadership porn and the alien language of jargon │ Accumulation of problems, cynicism and ignorance, and low self-esteem │ A weak internal structure that is incapable of criticism │ Differentiation and explosion of publicity, and management for publicity │ Excessive competition and over-education │ Clues of fake labor hidden in multiple layers │ Examples of ostentatious projects │ The aesthetic pleasure of false activity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8.\u003cbr\u003e A society dominated by positivity\u003cbr\u003e Positivity is much more powerful than negativity │ Positivity creates more work │ The first karmic retribution of positivity │ The absurd and superficial fat of positivity │ Positivity must include everyone │ Fake participation with a set answer │ Buried in reference emails │ To escape the dominance of positivity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9.\u003cbr\u003e Reducing meaningless working hours \u003cbr\u003eThere was no agenda in that meeting │ Real rest, not fake rest │ The chronic disease called meetings │ The sole purpose of meetings │ Companies that only work until Thursday │ If you reduce your hours, you get more work │ The relationship between the length of the workday and productivity │ Uninterrupted Pomodoro time │ People stuck in the swamp of email │ Breaking free from the shackles of email │ If you reduce your hours, the quality of work increases\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10.\u003cbr\u003e Let go of the idea of ​​working hours\u003cbr\u003e Fair compensation for real labor │ The strange greed of corporations │ The birth of hourly labor │ Boredom during work hours: From pain to shame │ Zombies appearing in the offices of large corporations │ Coordinating other activities │ If you are also doing fake labor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11.\u003cbr\u003e Trust people \u003cbr\u003eFake reports that no one reads │ Setting of forced goals and false procedures │ Excessive inspections and regulations to avoid responsibility │ Nonsense done out of habit │ Idle circles that never stop despite meaninglessness │ Side tasks of work evaluation: agreement │ Reporting is the top priority │ Tools and techniques designed for fake labor │ The price of emphasizing distrust and control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3.\u003cbr\u003e Reclaiming time and meaning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12.\u003cbr\u003e Labor and the Nature of Man\u003cbr\u003e Why do we work? │ Ancient Greek and Christian perspectives │ Organic interaction with the world │ Belonging or alienated │ The real harm caused by fake work │ The hall of mirrors that distorts the truth │ Why fake work is taboo │ The problem is not the individual │ Motives for work │ Fake work that covers up anxiety\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13.\u003cbr\u003e Our Strategy for Change  \u003cbr\u003eLeave work without worrying about what others think │ Now, let's do something truly meaningful │ The shorter the meeting, the better │ Accept imperfection │ You must first give faith to build trust │ Clearly distinguish fake labor │ Be wary of imitating others │ Do not measure by time │ Other ways of self-development │ Let's devote ourselves to real work │ The duty not to obey │ Do not dilute moral responsibility │ You too may be caught up in fake labor │ Me Too: Adding a hashtag to fake labor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14.\u003cbr\u003e Meaningful Advice for Managers \u003cbr\u003eThe courage to confront fake labor │ Why did management continue to do fake labor? │ Accept roles and authority │ Make decisions directly │ Balance between relationship-oriented leaders and experts │ The fewer managers, the better │ The need to reward critical questions │ Evaluate results more important than process or time │ Sometimes, it is necessary to trust and delegate │ Let them play if they want │ Get away from meaningless work │ Focus on realistic work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15.\u003cbr\u003e A society without fake labor\u003cbr\u003e Why rationalization and efficiency improvement have failed │ It's time to liberate our time from fake labor │ Reasons to take a break from work │ Education to become a fake worker │ There are many jobs in the world │ Universal basic income │ Taking more risks │ Reclaiming meaning in work and life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate3916\/MidCate005\/391540226.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003eThis book gave them a different perspective.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, the real problem lies within organizations, management, leadership, and society.\u003cbr\u003e Many people also suggested the term 'fake labor' to describe the vague feelings they had been harboring for a long time.\u003cbr\u003e Readers now have a concept for a situation that is not only a massive waste of time and energy for society as a whole, but also a catastrophic and existential waste for individual lives.\u003cbr\u003e So to speak, like the naked king and his ministers, they realized that they had been deceived all along and learned how to effectively deal with this pathetic procession.\u003cbr\u003e ---From the \"Preface\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The COVID-19 crisis has been a strange kind of trigger.\u003cbr\u003e It has become a catalyst for us to reevaluate what we do all day long during a time we considered 'normal.' \u003cbr\u003eBut reflection on such fundamental questions as what we do should not be a flash in the pan when a pandemic rages.\u003cbr\u003e We need to engage in meaningful reflection like this periodically.\u003cbr\u003e A life without reflection is blind and foolish.\u003cbr\u003e Not only is it a waste of time and resources at work, it's also a waste of our precious lives.\u003cbr\u003e I hope this book will be of some help in leading that process of reflection.\u003cbr\u003e ---From the \"Preface\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We needed an alternative to the concept of \"empty labor,\" which encompassed work that was not at all difficult but extremely stressful, work that could not be explained to anyone, and work that no one could understand even if explained to them.\u003cbr\u003e So we came up with a suitable term: 'pseudowork'.\u003cbr\u003e Fake labor encompasses a wider range of situations. \u003cbr\u003eThis includes tasks that are ordered, tasks that are paid, tasks required by the organization, and tasks that look like labor but are not labor.\u003cbr\u003e Fake work keeps us busy without us feeling like we're doing any real work.\u003cbr\u003e Or, if there is any work among the things we know that we suspect is meaningless, that is fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 3: The Nature and Change of Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For example, if you assign a large project that everyone knows is a waste of time to a relatively young employee just to give them something to do, that's fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e Meetings where you hear about things you already know are also fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e A presentation that is forgotten as soon as the projector is turned off, or supervision or management that fails to prevent things from going wrong, are also fake labor. \u003cbr\u003eAlso, doing things like redoing all your paperwork to cover up the fact that you have nothing to do or to maintain your self-esteem by maintaining the feeling that you are a working person is also fake work.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 3: The Nature and Change of Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some people have come to see through the false formation and its alienating nature, and they recognize that what they were doing or are doing is fake work.\u003cbr\u003e We decided to find these people and ask them what they actually do in the workplace.\u003cbr\u003e Such people were surprisingly easy to find.\u003cbr\u003e When they contacted us after seeing our ads on social media or just happened to run into us, they were delighted and rushed to us.\u003cbr\u003e He was openly frustrated, knowing full well that much of his work was a waste of time, a pointless spin on the plate.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 3: The Nature and Change of Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf any of you reading this book are hearing about Parkinson's Law for the first time, you've been missing out on one of the most fascinating and important theories about how organizations operate.\u003cbr\u003e Parkinson's law was discovered and developed by British maritime historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson.\u003cbr\u003e He summarized his thoughts in an article published in The Economist in 1955.\u003cbr\u003e The series of ideas and hypotheses presented in that paper included concepts that would live on for generations and bear his name.\u003cbr\u003e \"Work expands to fill the time allowed for its completion.\" What does this mean? Parkinson was referring to the infinitely expanding capacity of bureaucracy.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 4: People Who Don't Give Up Fake Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If people are given 10 hours to do something, they will use those 10 hours. \u003cbr\u003eBut if you were given 25 hours to do the same thing, surprisingly, it would end up taking 25 hours.\u003cbr\u003e It's not that people are lazy, deceitful, or intentionally trying to deceive, it's simply that \"the tasks we have to accomplish grow in importance and complexity in proportion to the time we have to devote to them.\"\u003cbr\u003e No one wants to be left behind.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, working hours must be used for something.\u003cbr\u003e So people work as slowly as possible, triple-check, and distract themselves every now and then.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 4: People Who Don't Give Up Fake Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In many ways, Toke's way of working is a reverse version of Parkinson's Law.\u003cbr\u003e “Traditionally, lectures are held for four hours, and no one raises questions.” But after three hours, students lose focus, making the last hour pointless. \u003cbr\u003eSo he rebelled against the norm and shortened his classes to three hours.\u003cbr\u003e But other instructors fight the opposite battle.\u003cbr\u003e It's about allocating more time to your subject.\u003cbr\u003e “That’s because it matches the number of PowerPoint slides they’ve designed, and it’s difficult to reduce that,” Toke thought.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 4: People Who Don't Give Up Fake Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “We were submitting way too much, way too much.\u003cbr\u003e Since the management actually only needed the core information, we were able to reduce it to about 10 pages.\u003cbr\u003e The management team was also well aware of this fact.\u003cbr\u003e In fact, one of their regular duties was to edit the bulky reports our team submitted to the board and create a 10-page summary or so.” In other words, the board never saw the 60 pages of Kirsten’s annual report. \u003cbr\u003e“Nobody told me that one-seventh was enough.\u003cbr\u003e They always complimented our work and said it looked really cool.”\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 6: Stop Imitating Others\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e According to Cal Newport, companies have been defending ideas like \"connection,\" \"synergy,\" and \"co-creation\" for decades, creating a culture that subtly instills in us the idea that we always have the right to disrupt other people's work.\u003cbr\u003e This is a tempting rationalization.\u003cbr\u003e We subordinate ourselves to that directive and use various technologies: email, chat, cell phones, frequent meetings, and open-plan offices.\u003cbr\u003e In such offices, we can hear our colleagues chattering, coughing, and answering their phones, and we can be interrupted at any time by questions or casual remarks.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 9: Reducing Meaningless Working Hours\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen you go to work and don't do anything, time feels seriously long.\u003cbr\u003e Eventually, boredom transforms from existential suffering to shame.\u003cbr\u003e Because it doesn't do anything useful and doesn't interact with the world through work.\u003cbr\u003e Being worthless and yet being paid for it leads to self-loathing, shame, and a feeling of owing something to those around you.\u003cbr\u003e People around me also find it easier to understand that I have too much work than too little.\u003cbr\u003e Those who have experienced unemployment will probably have felt it.\u003cbr\u003e Inaction brings isolation.\u003cbr\u003e For many people with illnesses, sick leave may be an appropriate course of action, but not in this case.\u003cbr\u003e It's like prescribing lethargy to lethargy.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 10: Letting Go of the Idea of ​​Working Hours\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After all, you only live once. \u003cbr\u003eTime is limited, and that's why we've decided to pay each other for our time.\u003cbr\u003e Because we know the value of time, we have agreed to compensate those who sacrifice something for others by paying them an hourly wage.\u003cbr\u003e Also, because there was no way to measure the quality of labor by other criteria, they had no choice but to pay hourly wages.\u003cbr\u003e As we will see in the next chapter, organizations sometimes desperately try to find other criteria by which to measure labor.\u003cbr\u003e And misfortune\u003cbr\u003e This also forces them into more fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 10: Letting Go of the Idea of ​​Working Hours\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e According to Hegel and Marx at least, humans can find a sense of belonging in the world only through labor.\u003cbr\u003e But this also means that work can make people feel alienated from the world.\u003cbr\u003e The creation and collapse of humanity both depend on labor. \u003cbr\u003eTherefore, the question of why we work so much is much more fundamental.\u003cbr\u003e Although the question of how time is spent and whether it is appropriately compensated is also somewhat important.\u003cbr\u003e In this sense, the problem of fake labor is related to the nature of human beings.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 12 Labor and the Nature of Man\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the reasons it's so difficult to recognize fake work is because so many people work within the mirrored hall of \"alienated normality.\"\u003cbr\u003e Fake labor is constantly reflected back upon itself, creating more fake labor, fake projects, and fake positions.\u003cbr\u003e In this way, marginalization gradually becomes the norm.\u003cbr\u003e If that's really the case, it would be hard to believe any answer to the following question: \u003cbr\u003e'Is what you're doing important to your customers, citizens, your company, your country, the world?' Perhaps you're so used to writing reports that no one reads that you'll say yes.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 12 Labor and the Nature of Man\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When you leave work and go home, interact organically with the world.\u003cbr\u003e Prepare and experience that interaction in a way that is meaningful to you.\u003cbr\u003e Instead of quitting fake work, let's start looking for other jobs.\u003cbr\u003e That's just as bad as fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e If it's soccer coaching, volunteer work, or lumberjacking, it doesn't matter.\u003cbr\u003e All you have to do is externalize your inner self and interact with the world.\u003cbr\u003e Let's fix things rather than change them.\u003cbr\u003e It's also a great way to get to know things better.\u003cbr\u003e I get to know myself better in the world I helped create.\u003cbr\u003e Unlike fake labor, real labor resonates.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 13: Our Strategy for Change\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHumanity must develop and invent more.\u003cbr\u003e To do this, we must stop wasting time on fake labor, follow Russell's advice and allow time for play and leisure, and promote deep thinking rather than superficial thinking.\u003cbr\u003e With exploding population growth and impending climate catastrophe, humanity faces enormous challenges that require careful reflection rather than simply producing more annual reports.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, we need to free up time from fake labor and devote it to self-development.\u003cbr\u003e We need to give ourselves the space and freedom to think, play, and experiment.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Chapter 15: A Society Without Fake Labor\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our proposal is quite simple.\u003cbr\u003e The idea is to change the prerequisites for taking a break from work.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, the idea is to replace some of the non-stop work with vacation time. \u003cbr\u003eIt will take some time to learn how to live that way, to find time to relax and rediscover activities you enjoy engaging in whenever you feel like it.\u003cbr\u003e Many people would be at a loss as to what to do when suddenly freed from their hectic work schedule.\u003cbr\u003e Employees should be able to take leave for reasons other than childcare or sick leave.\u003cbr\u003e We are civilized people, not savages, we are cultured people and we need vacations to develop ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e The Pythagorean theorem was not discovered in an open-plan office.\u003cbr\u003e We do not want these vacations to be used for education and training.\u003cbr\u003e Because education and training are also part of the problem.\u003cbr\u003e Let's use it for 'self-development'.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e ---From \"Chapter 15: A Society Without Fake Labor\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ tvN [Knowing Bros] Highly recommended by Professor Kim Sang-wook!\u003cbr\u003e ★ Highly recommended Danish daily newspapers such as Politiken and Daily Börsen!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Why do we work 8 hours when we created a society where we only have to work 4 hours?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why do we feel proud when we say we're busy?\u003cbr\u003e Are you doing real work most of the time during the day?\u003cbr\u003e There is something wrong with our work!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Humans are still constantly creating work due to the compulsion to work.\u003cbr\u003e The profits from time and efficiency savings are simply being used to do more work.\u003cbr\u003e This book addresses just that question.”\u003cbr\u003e _Professor Kim Sang-wook, from tvN's [Know-It-All]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA society that doesn't talk about fake labor\u003cbr\u003e A society where fake labor becomes real\u003cbr\u003e Fundamental questions that will bring about real innovation in work and life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * “If we really want to end fake labor, everyone needs to take responsibility and speak out.\u003cbr\u003e This book contains that voice.” 《Politiken》\u003cbr\u003e * “It’s thought-provoking, provocative, and entertaining at the same time.” Daily Börsen \u003cbr\u003e* “A book that awakens us to our distorted perception of work.” Bearingske\u003cbr\u003e * “This book presents a philosophical and fresh perspective on labor, drawing on a wealth of cultural, social, and historical knowledge.” (Journalist)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA more fundamental problem than work-life balance, workability, or career alignment\u003cbr\u003e The impact and changes that fake labor has on individuals, organizations, and society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Denmark, a country known for its high moral standards and fairness in its labor market, has also been left reeling from the significant changes in the labor environment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003cbr\u003e This was a global problem.\u003cbr\u003e Life seemed to have returned to normal, but problems, big and small, continued to arise at work.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, people who returned to the office after working from home had difficulty adjusting to the work environment. \u003cbr\u003eA strange thing happened: tasks that could be completed in two or three hours while working from home took several times longer to complete in the office.\u003cbr\u003e This question began to arise in a corner of people's minds.\u003cbr\u003e 'Is what I'm doing meaningful?' However, these doubts, anxieties, and dissatisfaction with work were easily hidden behind the excuse of 'I'm busy' and were not easily revealed.\u003cbr\u003e Many people feel a sense of inexplicable suffocation after work, but few have figured out the cause.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In reality, many people waste their time doing \"fake work\"—work that doesn't contribute to their personal development at all, just busywork with no real outcomes.\u003cbr\u003e The problem is that the working hours increase as the really important tasks are mixed with the completely unimportant ones, but the people doing the work don't realize it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Why do we work so much?\" To answer this question, the authors of this book directly investigated and revealed the absurdity of what we believe to be work.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, the title of this book, 'Pseudoarbejde?Pseudowork', is a new word coined by the two authors to accurately identify and analyze the fundamental problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book gave them a different perspective.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, the real problem lies within organizations, management, leadership, and society.\u003cbr\u003e Many people also suggested the term 'fake labor' to describe the vague feelings they had been harboring for a long time.\u003cbr\u003e Readers now have a concept for a situation that is not only a massive waste of time and energy for society as a whole, but also a catastrophic and existential waste for individual lives.” _From the Preface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe causes of fake labor, which the two authors discovered after meeting and discussing with many people in the field, were diverse.\u003cbr\u003e Key among them were the emergence of rationality, technique and technology in modern society.\u003cbr\u003e Rationality and new technologies for human development and invention have created more 'labor'.\u003cbr\u003e And so people get stuck in a strange cycle of working incredibly hard but getting nothing done, mired in systems that change with the times, unnecessary chores, time-consuming meetings, and mountains of reference emails.\u003cbr\u003e You have little to do, but you are constantly busy, leaving you with no time to relax, develop yourself, or spend time with your family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo how can we escape this vicious cycle? The authors of this book advise us to delve deeper into the situation where people appear to be doing something, but in reality, they're just doing unnecessary chores, unable to even leave work.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, we need meaningful reflection on fundamental issues and the reflective judgment to distinguish between what is fake labor and what is real labor.\u003cbr\u003e Based on this awareness, 『Fake Labor: The World of Burnout We Create』 discusses the causes and solutions of fake labor through the voices of those who have admitted to and honestly talked about their fake labor, and addresses the problem of “the meaningless labor we escape from, which is pulling us deeper and deeper into emptiness.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSo why is it 'fake labor' now?\u003cbr\u003e Why should you care?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global work environment is not limited to the European countries presented in this book.\u003cbr\u003e Our country's work environment has also changed completely from before.\u003cbr\u003e The transition to the digital age has been rapid, starting with the diversification of work arrangements, such as working from home and remotely.\u003cbr\u003e In the midst of change, people ask various questions about the nature of work.\u003cbr\u003e And through that question, we discover a fatal problem: the difficulty of finding meaning in what we do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recently, the labor market has shown a trend of increasing early retirement rates among the newly arrived MZ generation.\u003cbr\u003e Why can't people stay in a place they worked so hard to get a job at?\u003cbr\u003e Feeling busy, exhausted, and like something is wrong with you without any real results is not just an individual problem. \u003cbr\u003e“The real problem lies within organizations, management, leadership, and society.” In other words, people have been mired in the swamp of fake labor for quite some time, not just now.\u003cbr\u003e So how do we escape from fake labor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The authors of this book delve deeper into a reality filled with meaningless, empty things to find the answer to this question.\u003cbr\u003e The first thing we'll look at is that about 100 years ago, many intellectuals, including John Maynard Keynes, Bertrand Russell, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Benjamin Franklin, predicted that people would work far less in the future.\u003cbr\u003e This content naturally raises one question.\u003cbr\u003e 'But why are we spending more time working?' This question sparks the introduction of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart 1, \"Lost Time,\" explores how much we work, why we still work so much, and the nature of working hours.\u003cbr\u003e It covers everything from the nature and quantity of labor from the Stone Age to the present, to various studies on empty and useless labor.\u003cbr\u003e It also details the concept of why it's called \"fake labor\" instead of \"empty labor\" or \"idling,\" and the mechanisms at work within the workplace that make it seem rational to create more fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Part 2, \"The Lost Meaning,\" we meet sources from various professions who tell their candid stories about fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e It deals specifically with the work that office workers do, and discusses the various aspects of meaninglessness and absurdity that keep people tied to their jobs for too long and lead them to engage in meaningless actions. \u003cbr\u003eIt reveals what creates more meaningless labor in real workplaces.\u003cbr\u003e We also see how efficient and rational solutions often create far more work, leaving workers so busy that they barely get anything done until the afternoon is over.\u003cbr\u003e Other factors that contribute to increased workload include things like \"other companies are doing it so we want to do it too\" regardless of practical need, showy language, seemingly important titles, organizational goal statements and various formalities, and long, poorly planned meetings that constantly disrupt one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The latter part of Part 2 features a visit to a company that operates a four-day workweek that only ends on Thursdays. \u003cbr\u003eWe question why modern society insists on using time as a metric for measuring the amount of work, and analyze the distrust of organizations toward employees who commit overtime work and the desire of companies, including HR and audit teams, to monitor employees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Part 3, “Reclaiming Time and Meaning,” we explore how to break free from fake labor and reclaim time and meaning.\u003cbr\u003e Before exploring how to regain meaning, let's explore what work is and why it's important for humans to have a healthy relationship with work.\u003cbr\u003e And then we look at what an individual can do at work.\u003cbr\u003e We've also compiled some meaningful advice for managers, who play a crucial role in breaking free from fake labor.\u003cbr\u003e The final chapter removes the taboo of fake work and explores what we can all do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFace to face with the fake labor we have done so far\u003cbr\u003e Reclaiming my control over my real work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnything that has nothing to do with performance, is just for show, is just for taking up space, or is meaningless and just for looking busy is fake work.\u003cbr\u003e Work is not just a means of making money and surviving, but is connected to the fundamentals of human life.\u003cbr\u003e So, fake work damages a person's self-esteem, endangers their existence, and causes them to suffer from boredom and burnout syndrome, making it impossible for them to work for a long time.\u003cbr\u003e That's why we must ask:\u003cbr\u003e 'Why do we work long hours?' 'Am I doing fake work or real work?' These questions can bring about real innovation in our lives and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the unpredictable instability of the future deepens—climate change, low birth rates and an aging population, inflation, and economic stagnation—we must break free from the long-held deception of fake work and engage in truly meaningful work. \u003cbr\u003eTo address the fundamental issues of our work, \"Fake Work: The World of Burnout We Create\" delves into the long-standing problems of work that we have tacitly hidden and ignored.\u003cbr\u003e If you occasionally doubt whether what you're doing is meaningful, if that unfounded anxiety and doubt persists, you can diagnose your condition through the various voices contained in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What this book is trying to say is simple.\u003cbr\u003e We will carefully reflect on our own labor by asking the natural and fundamental question, “Why do we work so much?”\u003cbr\u003e Stop wasting time on fake labor and use the time you spend on meaningless tasks for more valuable purposes.\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, this is also about realizing what we have been wishing for in our hearts. \u003cbr\u003eBy freeing up the time you've been trapped in fake labor, you can work when you need to work, and do what you want to do when you don't, such as rest, spend time with loved ones, or develop yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The true way to find meaning in work and life lies neither in solving the root of the problem nor in anything external.\u003cbr\u003e Liberation from fake labor begins with myself.\u003cbr\u003e For those seeking answers to the many frustrating problems they face at work and those hoping to be liberated from meaningless tasks, the perspectives and methods presented in this book will undoubtedly be helpful.\u003cbr\u003e Before seeking a solution, I encourage you to embark on a journey into the absurdity and irrationality inherent in modern working life, as the authors of this book suggest. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 8, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412 pages | 544g | 140*215*30mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788954448413\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8954448410 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894491709482,"sku":"123522","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/fe0a8073138082b2e1865a27cfbe9fd7.jpg?v=1765435344","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/123522","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}