Towards the end of the chapter, Malcom Gladwell proposes a hypothetical situation whether you would choose in becoming an architect for $75,000 a year or work in a tollbooth for $100,000 a year. He states that most would choose in becoming an architect because,”there is complexity, autonomy, and a relationship between effort and reward in doing creative work, and that's worth more to us than money.” (150) In other words, he is saying that a job that is meaningful no matter the pay is worth more than a pointless job that pays more. The quote that,” Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.” relates to the chapter because it would display examples of hard workers who found meaning in their jobs and they did it for a reason;
