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Why Work Won’t Love You Back (and That’s OK) (w/ Sarah Jaffe) | How to Be a Better Human | TED

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July 16, 2025

“Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone. She and Chris discuss the emotional toll of modern work culture and the importance of community. They also dive into Sarah’s newest book, From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire, and explore the idea that between pandemics, climate change, and economic inequality, many of us are feeling a huge (and often unacknowledged sense of grief. Sarah explains the concept of “disenfranchised grief” and how collective mourning can invite meaningful social connections.

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Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | chrisduffycomedy.com)
Guest: Sarah Jaffe (Instagram: @sarahljaffe | Website: sarahljaffe.com/)

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Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone”

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@zesrielrivero6038

July 16, 2025 at 1:02 pm

❤

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@eriknephrongfr8847

July 16, 2025 at 1:23 pm

Check out PGA #1 Scottie Scheffler’s thoughts on the subject. It hit me like a thunderbolt.

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@NiNiC83

July 16, 2025 at 2:19 pm

I recently lost my father & work was very glazed over. The circumstances weren’t typical either & coworkers have always been unpleasant. I almost quit on the spot today & this came up in my feed. I do feel its time I leave this job but this gave me back my sanity, at least for the moment. Thank you.

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@Ed-xj4gd

July 16, 2025 at 5:46 pm

The jobs that we love and find meaningful burn us out the most…. no, just no lol. I would like to know if this persons ever been stuck in a bad job 😄

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@ChiMattox

July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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@BernardToscano

July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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@JuliePoore

July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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@GoldenFlint

July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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@GlaydsMoya

July 16, 2025 at 6:25 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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@KaraBenjamin-z8p

July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:26 pm

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July 16, 2025 at 6:27 pm

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@kotaowens6978

July 16, 2025 at 6:33 pm

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@todaycountsshow

July 16, 2025 at 9:14 pm

Grief doesn’t follow a schedule—and sometimes, a minute of stillness is the most honest response.

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@JerilynHaynes

July 17, 2025 at 7:07 am

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@BritniSheppard

July 17, 2025 at 7:08 am

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@ShaniGuyton

July 17, 2025 at 7:08 am

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@LisbethChance

July 17, 2025 at 7:09 am

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July 17, 2025 at 7:10 am

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July 17, 2025 at 7:11 am

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July 17, 2025 at 7:11 am

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July 17, 2025 at 7:12 am

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July 17, 2025 at 10:43 am

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July 17, 2025 at 9:44 pm

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@GraycePeterson

July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:46 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:46 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:46 pm

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July 17, 2025 at 9:46 pm

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