Efficiency, Productivity, Excess

Radio National Interview on The Philosopher's Zone with David Rutledge. These days we’re constantly pushed to be more efficient – at work, of course, but also in our leisure pursuits and even while we sleep (“hacking your sleep cycle” to extract maximum benefit from the nocturnal hours is a...

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Main Author: Bujalka, Eva
Format: Film, TV, Media
Published: ABC 2022
Online Access:https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/efficiency,-productivity,-excess/13769958
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88371
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description Radio National Interview on The Philosopher's Zone with David Rutledge. These days we’re constantly pushed to be more efficient – at work, of course, but also in our leisure pursuits and even while we sleep (“hacking your sleep cycle” to extract maximum benefit from the nocturnal hours is a staple of wellness magazine articles). How did we get here? And how can we get back to a state that’s less pressured, a state governed by principles other than accumulation and profit? This week, a story of two key figures in the history of modern industrial capitalism: F.W. Taylor, the father of “scientific management” theory, and French thinker Georges Bataille, whose economic philosophy was predicated on the notion of spending rather than saving. Duration: 40min 58sec Broadcast: Sun 27 Feb 2022, 5:30pm
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-883712022-06-02T09:08:34Z Efficiency, Productivity, Excess Bujalka, Eva Radio National Interview on The Philosopher's Zone with David Rutledge. These days we’re constantly pushed to be more efficient – at work, of course, but also in our leisure pursuits and even while we sleep (“hacking your sleep cycle” to extract maximum benefit from the nocturnal hours is a staple of wellness magazine articles). How did we get here? And how can we get back to a state that’s less pressured, a state governed by principles other than accumulation and profit? This week, a story of two key figures in the history of modern industrial capitalism: F.W. Taylor, the father of “scientific management” theory, and French thinker Georges Bataille, whose economic philosophy was predicated on the notion of spending rather than saving. Duration: 40min 58sec Broadcast: Sun 27 Feb 2022, 5:30pm 2022 Film, TV, Media http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88371 https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/efficiency,-productivity,-excess/13769958 Podcast ABC restricted
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url https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/efficiency,-productivity,-excess/13769958
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88371