{"product_id":"the-work-illusion-9798233025495","title":"The Work Illusion","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elliot Johansen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Elliot Johansen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Elliot Johansen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Workplace Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou followed the path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo to school. Get a job. Work hard. Build a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was supposed to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut something feels off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurnout is everywhere. Wages haven't kept up. Work dominates your time, your identity, and your sense of stability. And even when you do everything right, the outcome rarely matches the promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Work Illusion\u003c\/em\u003e breaks down why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book exposes the structure behind modern work culture and reveals how it was built, not as a natural system, but as a constructed one shaped by history, incentives, and psychological conditioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the education system prepares you for compliance, not autonomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy longer hours don't lead to greater productivity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow corporate structures reward visibility over value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychological forces that keep people participating in systems they question\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy burnout is not personal failure, but a structural outcome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe growing gap between effort and reward in modern economies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not just a critique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a shift in perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBacked by real-world data, including large-scale 4-day workweek trials, economic research, and behavioral psychology studies, this book shows that the current system is not fixed, and that alternatives are already working.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore importantly, it brings the focus back to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot with rigid answers or prescriptions, but with clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause once you see the system clearly, the question changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot \"How do I succeed within it?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What kind of life do I actually want to live?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Work Illusion\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone who has ever felt that something about modern work doesn't make sense, and is ready to understand why.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliot Johansen Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775526748311,"sku":"9798233025495","price":1202.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233025495.webp?v=1777990893","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-work-illusion-9798233025495","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}