9. The "Religion" of Labor, Part 2

"Only free, meaningful labor, performed for a purpose that in itself represents an undying value, can be joyful."1

It is a great happiness to have one Goal for a whole lifetime! The path is clear, even if shrouded in mist; you wake up and you go. A Lighthouse burns ahead. Not peace, but certainty, harmony with yourself, and much joyful Labor.

How do you discover your Goal, what you were born for?

5. I, me, mine. How many times did I say "I"?

Do you observe yourself when communicating with people? What exactly do you observe? Do you criticize yourself? For what exactly?

Let's say you're on a development team and you practice a daily standup. At this short morning meeting, everyone talks about what they did yesterday and what they will do today. So, do you observe yourself at that moment? How do you usually phrase things? "I did, I thought, I, I, I." I, me, mine (https://vkvideo.ru/video72349732_456257000?sh=4)

3. Labor Is Not Work

"I am Working" — a phrase that justifies everything. We humbly disagree.

Hiding behind "I am Working." What is Work? What is Labor?

Work is a facade. Labor is the boost of your soul along the chain of Lives.

A slave on a galley. A real slave on a real galley, 500 years ago. Is that Labor or Work? If done with humility, it is Labor. And it is not in vain. If done with "I hate this," then it is Work.

No labor is ever done in vain.

2022-01-09

Dzen: https://dzen.ru/a/aaR8b1DyKj0FHrbP

2. Man Is Born to Work

Recently on Hacker News there was a post where a guy showed some interesting graphs from logging 10 years of his life — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29692087

The guy is 27 years old, American of Asian descent. Since age 17, he logs everything, even the mode of transportation he uses. He doesn't use social media. He plays 9 musical instruments. A programmer at Duolingo. There's an excellent life-graph on the front page of his site (https://chaidarun.com).