Work

Autonomy, complexity,and a relationship between effort and reward are the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be rewarding.All of us need to be independent, and be responsible for making our own decisions, and living with their consequences.This is what gives us power to determine our own destiny.The work that we do should be complex, in the sense that it should engage our mind and imagination sufficiently.A routine job , even at a high salary is boring. Lastly, the individual must see his efforts being rewarded. That is  the nature of humanity.No one wants to work without a reward, although the definition of reward varies as per the life stage of an individual, and the environment that he lives in. For a person who is lower on the Maslow's hierarchy, a hike in salary would be an appropriate reward, while for someone who is close to self-actualization, or in simpler terms close to achieving his potential, it could be something absolutely intangible that may constitute a reward.