Sigmund Freud was once asked what people need in order to be able to live a full and happy life. His reply was three words: “Lieben und arbeiten.” Love and work. Work is one of the most defining, overarching aspects of our lives. It molds and establishes nearly everything about our everyday existence; it is something we do practically every day and will do practically every day for most of our lives. When someone asks you, “What do you do?” what they are really asking is, “What is your work? What is your career?” Yet here is the sad irony of work in the world of the 95 percent: most people
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