One of the things I’m curious about is the very concept of “jobs.” 

Of course, we’ve always had to “work” (meaning, take some sort of action / create some sort of change in our environment) to acquire the food and shelter we need to survive.

But when did we start thinking of it as “work” or as a “job”?  When did we begin compartmentalizing that experience as separate from the rest of living? What societal purpose did that serve?

Let alone: when did (some of us) start to wrap our identity around our “job”?  

I already have some reading material singled out to dive into, and I’m sure there’s a lot more out there that isn’t yet on my radar.  Can’t wait to report back here on this topic periodically, but for now, we’ll just sit with the question:

Why do we think in “jobs” in the first place?