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THE NEXT LABOUR REVOLUTION

Driven by metrics like daily active users, companies strive to engage all of us in online commerce, media, entertainment and social connections, among others. But these are all activities that we do in addition to work. We arguably spend more time at work than on most other activities every day. Work is an important part of our intellectual and emotional lives. It gives us financial security and a sense of purpose, meaning and identity. Hence, what we do at work and how we do it matters.

Today, office work has we work—do we all work the same way, where do we differ, what we enjoy, what we find boring, frustrating or painful, among others. Understanding how we work is a precursor to what we can do to change our experience at work.

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