Neuroscience

It is understood that France has a problem with work and "the 35-hour week has anchored the idea that professional activity is a necessary evil to be minimized (...), there is often talk of suffering at the office, of a lack of meaning" ... Which explains, according to Tuesday's Figaro , that in the private as well as the public sector, France is breaking "absenteeism records" . That's a bit short. So we have to go back to a column in Les Echos, a few days ago, to have an explanation of the phenomenon, a slightly more scientific analysis.
Two doctors of neuroscience tell us how the taste for effort is lost, given the cost: "Our brain is constantly making a trade-off between this perceived cost and the potential benefits associated with completing the task. When the balance tips towards an effort deemed too high for an insufficient reward, inaction gains ground. This observation is firmly anchored in the scientific literature." No doubt. It's another way of talking about salaries, working conditions...
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