From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK
I liked David Robson’s piece on subverting memories of a work session by ending with a fun task. But the assumption in a study he cites that the supposedly onerous tasks of isometric exercise, book sorting and dealing with customer complaints are “tedious” is very subjective. I get great satisfaction from sorting books and indeed many other tasks that bring order from chaos. Others enjoy bodybuilding. Resolving people’s problems is rewarding to some (3 February, p 44). Eye of the beholder and all that!
