Thursday, October 25, 2007

Does work make people happy?

It's hard to answet that question. However I will attempt to do so and if not answer it maybe clarify some of the defining factors. I will do this in an unbiased manor as well because that is my ideal conversation topic! See below!


I agree with De Botton that work being linked to happiness is something that is majorly done in the US. It is difficult to say that all americans are happy with their jobs. The rates of depressed people seem to be going up. If people are supossedly choosing careers that will make them happy why is this happening then? Although there is some link between work and happiness in most cases, there are also many other factors that influence happiness such as one's love life and family life, and personal stress and responsibilities. There are people out there who love their jobs and are depressed and their are people out there who hate their jobs and are depressed. Like most of the topics presented lately, such as success and losers, this question comes down to individual case studies all being different. Career choices and jobs affect a person's happiness at different levels for different people.

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