Comments on: Alan Moore – The Drudgery of Learning http://www.meaningtowork.com/2009/11/alan-moore-the-drudgery-of-learning/ connecting the dots of life, work, and meaning Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:41:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric Barrett http://www.meaningtowork.com/2009/11/alan-moore-the-drudgery-of-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Eric Barrett Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:52 +0000 http://www.meaningtowork.com/?p=373#comment-28 Realistically there will always be some level of drudgery associated with anything we do. Even jobs we love will have some aspect we don't like. The trick is making sure you are motivated enough to overcome that "bad stuff." I know growing up reading was never forced on me. I remember seeing my mom read endless numbers of books. And because I was a little kid, I just wanted to be like my mom. So I would start reading. By the time I hit school I loved to read. I'm sure it's not a coincidence I went on to pursue degrees in psychology and political science, two of the most heavily reading oriented disciplines. Realistically there will always be some level of drudgery associated with anything we do. Even jobs we love will have some aspect we don’t like. The trick is making sure you are motivated enough to overcome that “bad stuff.”

I know growing up reading was never forced on me. I remember seeing my mom read endless numbers of books. And because I was a little kid, I just wanted to be like my mom. So I would start reading. By the time I hit school I loved to read.

I’m sure it’s not a coincidence I went on to pursue degrees in psychology and political science, two of the most heavily reading oriented disciplines.

]]> By: Bradley J. Moore http://www.meaningtowork.com/2009/11/alan-moore-the-drudgery-of-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Bradley J. Moore Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:33 +0000 http://www.meaningtowork.com/?p=373#comment-27 This is an interesting perspective, on teaching aversion. But then how would anyone ever learn to read, I wonder? I suppose there must be fun ways, but then how do you unleash it upon the masses in an educational system? Maybe the home-schoolers have some ideas here, since they have more freedom to do what they want in teaching their children? And also I wonder why do some children end up loving reading, even though it is forced on them? I was one of those kids who loved to read, and still do. The thing I hated was being forced to memorize bible verses. That was real big when I was a kid. But I still read the bible... I agree with your last comment. Sometimes when our work becomes drudgery, it's really all about us, not the work. If you look hard enough, I bet there is joy to be found in your work. This is an interesting perspective, on teaching aversion. But then how would anyone ever learn to read, I wonder? I suppose there must be fun ways, but then how do you unleash it upon the masses in an educational system? Maybe the home-schoolers have some ideas here, since they have more freedom to do what they want in teaching their children?

And also I wonder why do some children end up loving reading, even though it is forced on them? I was one of those kids who loved to read, and still do. The thing I hated was being forced to memorize bible verses. That was real big when I was a kid. But I still read the bible…

I agree with your last comment. Sometimes when our work becomes drudgery, it’s really all about us, not the work. If you look hard enough, I bet there is joy to be found in your work.

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