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Can You Escape the Cult of Work?

June 8th, 2010

In the modern western world the cult of work has become highly valued. Its most recent incarnation is the ‘always on’ culture. Being available via mobile and email, if not 24/7, then at least more hours each day than was acceptable a decade ago.

Of course it feels good to be busy, to submit to the siren call of activity. Yet there is no special virtue in hard work

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