What Do People Do All Day?

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I think I spent more hours in relationship with this book than maybe any other in my life, other than some spiritual texts. This abridged edition is easy to find, but disappointingly, the unabridged version (which includes a stay-at-home mom, policeman, water treatment processes, and electric plant) has become a collector's item. Not only that but acclaimed illustrator Richard Scarry is the best at creating characters who are funny and memorable. This is something worth considering, not just to serve our curiosity but because differences in the way we spend time give us meaningful perspectives on living conditions, economic opportunities and general well-being.

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Bet visas tas "neišsiverstume" remiasi į miškų kirtimą ir medienos naudojimą baldams, popieriui ir pan.In this book, Scarry introduces individual citizens of Busytown, then tells short stories about specific projects they are involved in: building a house, mailing a letter, putting out a fire, visiting the hospital, riding a train, growing a crop, lumberjacking and processing wood, building a road, taking an ocean voyage, and making bread. First, we learn that the enjoyment of activities is, at least to some degree, predictable and stable. But there are also important differences in the freedom people have to spend time on the things they value most. This is not surprising – most of us try to split our days into “work, rest and fun”, and so there are some predictable patterns.

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Across the world, we all tend to spend about the same amount of time eating, preparing food, transporting ourselves, and grooming and washing. The French seem to spend much more time eating than the British – and in this respect the data actually goes in line with stereotypes about food culture.

The government never forced them or people that looked like them into gender role reversals against their will, so I find the "sexist" comments laughable. The estimates also differ because of differences in the sources: time-use surveys compared to labor force surveys and national accounts data. In his extraordinary career, Scarry illustrated over 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. Good for learning how houses and roads are built, how corn and logs are harvested, and other things people do. Jau gana, kad feisbukuose žmonės vieni į kitus vardininkais kreipiasi, kam tą dar daryti ir knygose?