Social media erupted over the weekend over a question: Is depression in young men caused by a lack of money or purpose?
Over several decades, men have started working less, and that’s a problem because men are wired to work.
Men are wired to do hard things that are often dangerous, like engineers who build planes and then fly them or mechanics who fix brake lines and then drive the vehicle. Electricians play with electricity and plumbers fix disgusting problems – all high-pressure situations and often dirty situations.
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Some of the most dangerous and dirty professions are filled by men: logging, fishing and hunting, roofers, trashmen, pilots, construction, truck drivers, and steel workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Men must create, build, and consume themselves with projects and ideas to provide for their families.
Men derive value from work. Work defines a man, whether he’s a welder, mechanic, engineer, writer, or accountant.
We all have different strengths. Some are creatives, others are mechanics, mathematicians, or plumbers. Find what you’re wired to do, and then go make money.
Not all work is fulfilling and much is back-breaking, especially if you’re not built for it. I’ve found myself trying to fix a leaking toilet and a blown car transmission – jobs for which I’m not qualified.
I’d count you lucky if you enjoy 60 percent of your job. Much entry-level work is grueling, like working in fast food, landscaping, or manual labor.
If you’re broke, then go to work and find your purpose.
