Why read Shadow Work?

Book cover of Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day

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With the exception of sleep, humans spend more of their lifetimes on work than any other activity. It is central to our economy, society, and the family. It underpins our finances and our sense of meaning in life. Given the overriding importance of work, we need to recognize a profound…

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1 author picked Shadow Work as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta

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This book is one of two of Lambert’s books that I reread often and find myself reflecting on long after finishing it (the other is Mind Over Water, which I wholly recommend too!)

But Shadow Work deserves its place in my top of the year canon because of its clear-eyed, damning look at the many ways we human beings willingly donate our time to businesses by doing the “self-service” things—like self-check at the supermarket, or “please listen carefully because our menu has changed” customer service calling systems—that used to require real human interaction.

This book is a wakeup call and…

From Elisabeth's 3 favorite reads in 2023.