From an article by Derek Thompson in The Atlantic: For "many of today’s rich there is no such thing as ‘leisure’; in the classic sense — work is their play," economist Robert Frank wrote in The Wall Street Journal. "Building wealth to them is a creative process, and the closest thing they have to fun." In a recent Pew Research report on the epidemic of youth anxiety, 95% of teens said "having a job or career they enjoy" would be "extremely or very important" to them as an adult. This ranked higher than any other priority, including "helping other people who are in need" (81%) or getting married (47%). Finding meaning at work beats family and kindness as the top ambition of today’s young people. "Like all employees," one Gallup survey concluded, "millennials care about their income. But for this generation, a job is about more than a pay cheque, it’s about a purpose." The problem with the gospel that your dream job is out there, so don’t stop hustling, is that it’s a blueprint for sp...
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