# 202108300926 Understand how we fit into a large picture give use sense of purpose and meaning [[30-08-2021 1]] 202108300926 Understand how we fit into a large picture give use sense of purpose and meaning #existentialism **Expand explanation: ** - Professor Danial Cable explained that there are a part of our brain that seek to explore outside of our comfort zone, to find out more. It is curious. - But work have moved from a small operation to being scale-able, and people are just doing a small part of the actual production, it no longer give us the sense of purpose - Organisational and management techniques were invented to keep people doing that small tasks. [[organisational culture]] #organisational_psychology **Reference**: **Dan Cable - Why am i bored at work **https://bigthink.com/videos/top-10-why-am-i-bored-at-work - "- We've all been bored on the job at least once in our lives, but that boredom is actually very old human wiring. We constantly seek out new information to keep our minds sharp, and when tasks get repetitive we get bored and move on. - But what if you can't move on? What if the tasks are your job and you have to repeat them day after day to keep a roof over your head? That, says London Business School professor Dan Cable, is why boredom has become an epidemic. - Our brains aren't used to staying in their lanes, so perhaps that boredom is not a bug after all, but a feature."