That loss of meaning, Duhigg says, afflicts “even professionals given to lofty self-images, like those in medicine and law.” Why would this be? the author wondered. The answer: “Oppressive hours, political infighting, increased competition sparked by globalization, an ‘always-on culture’ bred by the internet—but also something that’s hard for these professionals to put their finger on, an underlying sense that their work isn’t worth the grueling effort they’re putting into it.”[5] It’s simple economics, really: artificial inflation (of self-concept, of identity, of material ambition) is bound
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