The definition of work is actually difficult to define. My definition of work is something that fulfills a need or want of fulfillment or consumption. As you may have noticed, this is not different from consumption, considered by many to be the opposite of work, because consumption is also the fulfilling of need and want.
Prehistoric man (by which I mean, the hunter-gatherer) mixed work and free-time, even though it was eventually possible to do all the work at once. While the food was cooking, culture would be developed and people would sit and feel fulfilled. Nothing, or few things was considered work, because it was all just about enjoying life. Work was freetime and freetime was work.
The modern office worker appears to work from 9 in the morning and 5 in the evening. They appear to work, because work is predictable. In the process of fulfilling the need to work, one inevitably realizes the needs to do something else to fulfill other needs. This is because that in the process of working, few needs are being fulfilled at the present moment. It will take a relatively long time for him to receive his paycheck and eternity for satisfaction. While prehistoric man was able to feel the excitement of hunting, and feeling good about his weapon and the stalking of his dinner, there is nothing the modern counterpart can do to relieve himself, except to do things that could get him fired.
Of course, this is not the case for many. Many people are happy with their work. But every business on earth suffers from a huge amount of lost productivity.
Now, get back to work.
part 1 end.... to be continued.
