The Gist

The Secret to Meaningful Work

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Are millennials really less money-focused than their forebears were? Do the kings of finance obsess over money because society doesn't give them another way to measure their success? How can we make ditch-digging meaningful work? On The Gist, behavioral economist and Wall Street Journal columnistDan Ariely weighs in; think of him as the Dear Abby for the smartphone set. Ariely is the author of Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations. For the Spiel, surely the glitz and glamour of the Golden Globes will stop Trump! Right?

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