Ted Tuesday: Jason Fried: Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work

"Think about it: When was the last time you ever had eight hours to yourself at an office?"

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Behold the power of the Internet. Over 5 million others have already watched this video you probably never heard about until today.

In the fourth installment in our five-part series for Job Inspiration, Jason Fried offers a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. At TEDx Midwest he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work.

Think about it: When was the last time you ever had eight hours to yourself at an office? Co-founder and President of 37signals, Jason Fried, theorizes that if you really want to get work done, the office is the last place you should be. 

He explores the idea that in-office workers have traded in their workdays for “work moments” and that similar to sleep, everyone needs uninterrupted time in order to get things done properly. He blames the lack of in office productivity on the “M&M’s” — and we’re not talking about the candy kind.


As you know job hunting is kinda boring at best, grueling and soul crushing at worst. Sometimes your unemployed friends need a little lift when they’re perpetually applying to job positions. But instead of clicking on funny YouTube videos like “Dog Plays Dead To Avoid Bath Time,” suggest that they cruise on over to TED.com to give themselves an emotional boost — and some much-needed career inspiration.

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Mitchell D. Weiner
Chief Happiness Officer

*Hat Tip: Mashable

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