{"product_id":"shadow-work-the-unpaid-unseen-jobs-that-fill-your-day-paperback-2","title":"Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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 transformation in the nature of work that is significantly altering lives: the incoming tidal wave of shadow work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShadow work includes all the unpaid tasks we do on behalf of businesses and organizations. It has slipped into our routines stealthily; most of us do not realize how much of it we are already doing, even as we pump our own gas, scan and bag our own groceries, execute our own stock trades, and build our own unassembled furniture. But its presence is unmistakable, and its effects far-reaching. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFueled by the twin forces of technology and skyrocketing personnel costs, shadow work has taken a foothold in our society. Lambert terms its prevalence as \"middle-class serfdom,\" and examines its sources in the invasion of robotics, the democratization of expertise, and new demands on individuals at all levels of society. The end result? A more personalized form of consumption, a great social leveling (pedigrees don't help with shadow work!), and the weakening of communities as robotics reduce daily human interaction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadow Work\u003c\/i\u003e offers a field guide to this new phenomenon. It shines a light on these trends now so prevalent in our daily lives and, more importantly, offers valuable insight into how to counter their effects. It will be essential reading to anyone seeking to understand how their day got so full--and how to deal with the ubiquitous shadow work that surrounds them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former staff writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eHarvard Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and has also written for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e. He graduated from Harvard College and received his Ph.D. in sociology, also from Harvard, in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355752841465,"sku":"9781619027367","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/g4gvJ4CYJv9781619027367_fc6f0ece-236d-4ae3-b156-2b378ee37c8e.webp?v=1769854534","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shadow-work-the-unpaid-unseen-jobs-that-fill-your-day-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}