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Psychology: Worthwhile Work vs. Money

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In discussing the relationship of a person's attitude towards work and money, it is important to distinguish these two inter-related concepts from one another. In most cases work can produce money. In several cases, money is the product of work. But it is still possible to obtain large sums of money without working, just as it is possible to produce a copious amount of work and not receive monetary compensation for it. It is due to this reason worthwhile work is more valuable than money, since worthwhile work engenders a fulfillment of purpose and a completion to one's being that money cannot necessarily provide. Worthwhile work is best defined as an engagement in which one is able to take a degree of satisfaction in. Some of the most lucrative jobs in the world such as that of a criminal defense attorney, who is responsible for keeping criminals free to roam the streets and find more victims do not fulfill this claim. Furthermore, it is fairly apparent that worthwhile work involves a person doing something that he or she is innately good at. One can even extend this latter concept further by stating that worthwhile work involves a person using his specific talents and proclivities to perform some sort of duty that he or she was meant to perform. The crux of this situation is that worthwhile work does not always produce money. The highly subjective nature of art, for examples, renders this type of work some of the least consistent in terms of bringing in financial

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