Mindful Indians

EPISODE 10: Is hard work overrated?


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The podcast returns in its new form: Mindful Indians.



It's been a difficult 18+ months. We are broken. Our minds have broken. Our society is broken. The economy is in shambles and on the brink of collapsing. We are divided and people are trying to navigate their way into the post-Covid world.



Raju challenges the idea of the work/life balance. Ponders the question of how healthy or in this case, unhealthy, our lives have become in respect to "work". The question presented: Is Hard Work Overrated? Listen in and find out.



Articles discussed in the episode:



Edelman Trust Barometer:



https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/2020-edelman-trust-barometer-shows-growing-sense-of-inequality/11883788



Wage Stagnation:




https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/




Top 1%, Bottom 50%:




https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/06/14/top-1-up-21-trillion-bottom-50-down-900-billion/




Deloitte Burnout:



https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/burnout-survey.html



4 Day Work Week:



https://www.npr.org/2019/11/04/776163853/microsoft-japan-says-4-day-workweek-boosted-workers-productivity-by-40
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Mindful IndiansBy Raju & Mandeep