"What am I doing this for?"
I have been listening to Ricardo Semler in his TED-talk "How to run a company without (almost) no rules". He ends the talk with the the words "What am I doing this for" and these words kind of hit me. There are so many things that we do just to please others. And things we do just because we think we have to do them. And jobs we stay at because we need the money to pay for all sorts of things we really don't need. What am I doing this for is a good thing to ask yourself now and then and to take a moment and reflect.
Ricordo talks about a company without no rules and I believe that people (not everybody of course) steps up and take responsibility when they are given a chance. It is not an easy way to run a company, you have to have courage to trust your employees and if it is a large company it's not easy to change the policy of how the company is managed. But in these times with stress and diseases because we work to much I think it could be a way out for many people to feel better.
But I do think there is a snag in it somewhere. Even if you work in a company with no rules there is group pressure. You look at others and you copy what they do. If they work a lot, there will probably be a little devil on your shoulder that tells you that you have to work a lot as well. Group pressure can be a powerful thing.
Finally, what am I writing this for? Probably because I've been taught that education is good, education is important. Hopefully because I enjoy it. How about you?
You have some good points. Rickardo Semler's TED talk really got me thinking in a new and different way. As you mentioned, we tend to do things to please other people and sometimes do things just because we think we have to. I think most of us needs to be better on asking ourselves "why?"
SvaraRaderaIt is an interesting reflection and I agree that it is important to ask yourself way you do certain thinks and not just do it because you are thought to do so. Especially when it comes to education and careers, since it is important to be motived if you want to accomplish your goals and be satisfied with your life.
SvaraRaderaI as you don’t believe that the pressure on employees would be much less on a company with no rules. The work they are employed to preform still needs to be done. So even if there would be no rules the employees still have the same burden. Since for the company to be successful and for it to even live on the leaders need to control employees performance so everything is done.
SvaraRaderaWe all need to have an income, which for most of us require us to work. Most of us can make choices for our future in order to have a work we enjoy and gets inspired from. That is my answer to your question (why I write this), for me the opportunity to study is a chance for a good and inspiring work, which I think is one, out of many, important factor to a happy life.
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SvaraRaderaHi Malin,
SvaraRaderaA very interesting point on what Ricardo says. I have somewhat a proverb I usually think about " You cannot complain if you can do something about it", This makes me think about what I do, especially if I don't like what Ï am doing. This also makes me avoid doing stuff I don't like if I can do something better out of it.
The company idea, I also believe that everyone in a group strive to be better then the next one. This makes everyone better the whole time. It is a very powerful weapon.
Keep on the good work