“Anaesthesia, that's one technique: if it hurts, invent a different pain.” IfsDifferentPainHurtTechniqueEmptinessIt HurtsDetachmentNumbnessAnaesthesia Book:The edible woman ; Surfacing ; Lady oracle Source: The edible woman ; Surfacing ; Lady oracle
“There are people who can't stand the pain. What happens is they begin to develop some kind of technique to keep out of that hole. Once they do that, they're finished. They never go any further. They're done.” PeopleKindDoneHappensPainFinishedTechniqueHoles Author:Milton Resnick
“The history of work has been, in part, the history of the worker's body. Production depended on what the body could accomplish with strength and skill. Techniques that improve output have been driven by a general desire to decrease the pain of labor as well as by employers' intentions to escape dependency upon that knowledge which only the sentient laboring body could provide.” WellsHas BeensBodyPainDesireWorkSkillsLaborIntentionWorkersProductionsAccomplishDrivenTechniqueEmployersDecreaseDependencyOutputAutomation Book:In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power Source: In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power