Shaan Puri: Americans tie identity and social value to their careers
Shaan Puri · Why You Shouldn't Be A Slave to a 40 Hour Work Week | My First Million #212 · Aug 24, 2021 · at 15:17
Sean Puri compares cultural attitudes toward careers in the United States with those in Australia, China, and Indonesia.
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“The average American has a much higher career focus than the average person in other countries I lived in. In Australia, I lived there, and quality of life was high, and people might have worked about the same hours as the US, a little bit less, but it just wasn't as big of a part of their life, was their career. In the US, I feel like career is, like, such a big thing in people's lives. Work is such a big part of your life. It's such a big part of your identity, your value in society, your value as a dating partner.”
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