Hundreds of Studies: Work's Non-Financial Benefits Can Come From Outside Traditional Jobs
scychan_brains · x · 2026-09-22
The authors reviewed hundreds of studies across psychology, sociology, and economics, examining wellbeing of the unemployed, retirees, lottery winners, and financially dependent spouses.
Point 4: Work provides important non-financial benefits — status, time structure, purpose, cognitive health — but these can also be found outside traditional jobs, e.g. in volunteering, hobbies, or state employment programs. This lends optimism for alternate sources of work's benefits and for universal basic jobs policies, though agency considerations remain relevant.
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