Martyshkin's work
Martyshkin's work
The expression was based on the fable “The Monkey” (1811) by I. A. Krylov (1769-1844). The monkey diligently performs meaningless work - rolls a large block of wood from one place to another:
Sweat pours from the poor girl like a river;
And finally she puffs and breathes forcefully:
But he still doesn’t hear any praise from anyone.
And no wonder, my light!
You work a lot, but there is no benefit in it.
In Krylov’s work there is no expression “monkey labor”: it is already a product of “co-creation” of the writer and his audience, a reader’s conclusion from the moral to this fable that has entered folklore.
Ironically: labor is in vain, fruitless, meaningless.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of winged words and expressions. - M.: “Locked-Press”. Vadim Serov. 2003.
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Unproductivity, unproductivity Dictionary of Russian synonyms. monkey labor noun, number of synonyms: 3 useless labor (1) ... Synonym dictionary
MARTSHYSHKA, and, f. A small, narrow-nosed monkey with long hind legs and a long tail. Not a child, but a m. (translated: about a child who is inclined to adopt everything, to imitate someone; colloquial). Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary
This article is about phraseological units. For the film of the same name, see Martyshkin's work (film). Monkey Genre: fable
Martyshkin's work- Razg. Neglected Useless efforts, actions, etc.; useless work. They outlined the border of the caponier, took shovels and began to scrape off the snow. They worked in silence, frantically... Sanya could barely stand on his feet. I guarantee with my head that this is monkey work. You'll see... ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language
monkey's work- March Yishkina Labor, March Yishkina Labor and March Yishkina Labor... Russian spelling dictionary
monkey's work- Vain, useless work... Dictionary of many expressions
Razg. Disapproved Stupid work process, useless efforts, wasted efforts. BTS, 522, 1348. /i> Goes back to I. A. Krylov’s fable “The Monkey” (1811). BMS 1998, 575 ... Large dictionary of Russian sayings
monkey's work- a stupid work process, useless efforts, wasted efforts. The expression goes back to I. A. Krylov’s fable “The Monkey” (1811). It is about a monkey who is envious of a plowman, whose work evokes the approval of others. Monkey, wishing... ... Phraseology Guide
This article is about the film. On phraseological units, see Martyshkin’s work. Monkey Business Monkey Business ... Wikipedia
Noun, m., used. very often Morphology: (no) what? labor, why? labor, (see) what? labor, what? hard work, about what? about work; pl. What? labors, (no) what? labors, why? labors, (see) what? labors, what? hard work, about what? about labor 1. Labor is called... ... Dmitriev's Explanatory Dictionary
Books
- Deadpool. Volume 4. Monkey's work, Way Daniel. Few - heroes, villains, mercenaries and others - can outshine the Amazing Spider-Man when working with him as a team. For God's sake, he even has the word amazing in his name! But this...
- Deadpool. Volume 4. Martyshkin Labor, Way D.. Few - heroes, villains, mercenaries and others - can outshine the Amazing Spider-Man when working with him as a team. For God's sake, he even has the word AMAZING in his name! But in...
When you are trying to master some resource that was previously almost inaccessible, it doesn’t matter what it is about: pumping up your image from scratch, about a new profession, about trying to improve your personal life after a long period of loneliness; you will almost certainly encounter this problem.
The intermediate result is not at all pleasing and does not motivate you to invest effort. This result is either invisible or so insignificant that one gives up. And sometimes it even seems the opposite. The more effort, the worse it turns out.
Previously, you simply did not pay attention to this resource, but now you have taken up it, and you have nothing but grief and stress. Self-esteem drops and I want to stop this monkey work.
By the way, about Monkey. This heroine of Krylov’s fable not only did not think about the intermediate result of labor, but also about the final result. All she wanted was approval. That is why she only imitated the process without delving into its meaning. The most ineffective work is when you are not interested in either the process or the result, but are only interested in the bonuses that you can receive for this result. In this case, you get approximately the same amount of bonuses as the Monkey.
If you see meaning in your work, regardless of approval, your brain releases energy. This is called motivation. The higher the motivation, the more energy. Energy is motivation - strength and desire to do something. You have energy for some things because you see meaning in your efforts. But there is no energy for other things, because you don’t see the point, you don’t believe in bonuses, and you don’t really need these bonuses. In this case, we say that this skill is missing or an entire resource is frustrated. You don’t want to invest energy in this area of life, and even if you speculatively want to, then it simply isn’t there. The thought of straining, straining, making efforts, experiencing stress, and as a result getting that same monkey work - figs and butter instead of a reward - is frightening.
If you carefully read this formulation of the problem, its root becomes noticeable: you need to learn 1) to obtain an intermediate result, 2) to value this result. If the intermediate result is visible and seems important and valuable, motivation for further improvement will certainly appear. The brain will begin to release energy (that is, the strength and desire to do this), and the further the pumping goes, the more noticeable the result will become, which means more motivation. The scheme is already familiar and understandable, right?
What is unclear to many who are trying to consciously pump up resources is this.
1) How to get an intermediate result from an activity?
2) How to notice and evaluate it in order to be inspired to continue?
The first problem, fortunately, does not need to be solved at all; our nature solved it for us.
Any focused effort gives an intermediate result. Yes. And if you still didn’t know about this, good news for you.
There may not be an immediate, external, noticeable and approved result. It may not be for a long time. But what is the initial result of pumping up the resource is there right away.
Let me remind you what a lack of skill is from a psychophysiological point of view. To put it simply, this is an emptiness in that place of the brain where highly developed people have neural connections.
If you were sick at school for a whole quarter and no one taught you at home, you may have a so-called “gap”. For example, you have not mastered the multiplication table and it will be very difficult for you to solve problems in the future. You need to fill the gap with additional classes with a teacher or on your own. This is precisely what the correctional work of educational psychologists at school is aimed at (finding out exactly where the gap is among lagging students and how to quickly fill it). Gap is the exact word, because at the level of associative connections in the brain, where others have the connective “twice two is four,” you have emptiness. These connections need to be built through work (in this case, simple memorization).
The same applies to all areas of life that others have developed normally or above average, but you have poorly. You need to fill in the blank. Not only this area of life will benefit from this, but others as well. Unlike a school student, you don’t have to fill in the gap; you won’t be retained for the second year (depending on how you look). As an adult, you decide for yourself which gaps you will fill and which you won’t, which resources you want to pump up and which ones you won’t, or later. But if you decide to engage in some kind of resource, you are essentially creating a neural network responsible for this skill.
Fortunately for us, neural connections form on their own if you direct active attention to something and hold it while taking action (mental or physical, depending on what kind of skill you want to develop). Blood circulation in this part of the brain increases and the construction of connections begins there; the brain itself takes on the work of creating simple patterns if you are doing something. The brain is a biocomputer (more precisely, a computer is a technobrain), it constantly strives to simplify the task. If you solve a problem not occasionally, carelessly, but persistently and often, he will evaluate the task as important and create for you a bunch of neural connections, from which, with further pumping (activities in this direction), you can create a complex neural network. This complex neural network, working for you, partially for you and encouraging you to be creative (since it does everything simple automatically) is called a “pumped resource”.
And look what happens. If you start pumping up a resource: you think about it, direct your attention, you search and read literature about it, you perform physical actions, even the simplest ones, you immediately (!) begin to form those same connections. The result is almost invisible to others, but it already IS. It is impossible to do something persistently and not get results at the level of brain architecture. In any case, it will be, sometimes scattered, as if individual puzzles are being formed, but are not yet assembled into a picture. But he will.
And the only problem that you really have to solve in order to get motivation for leveling up (I remind you - strength and desire, interest and a supply of inspiration) is HOW TO LEARN TO SEE AND APPRECIATE this intermediate, small result.
To do this, you need to remove the crown and correct the locus.
Didn’t I warn you that all personal problems can be reduced to this?
The crown prevents you from noticing the intermediate result, and a bad locus prevents you from evaluating it and believing in yourself. If the crown is removed and the locus is corrected, you will notice the intermediate result, evaluate it and receive an incentive to act further. And act with increasing pleasure. Isn't this a dream?
How does the crown prevent you from noticing the intermediate result?
Corona makes your situation look much better than it actually is. And when you try to work, you find yourself very far from the illusory bar.
Imagine that a person imagines himself to be a good dancer. In reality, he dances poorly and clumsily, but it seems to him that he is quite flexible and rhythmic. If he goes to learn dancing, he will learn simple steps and it may seem to him that there is no progress or it is the opposite. He used to dance around in circles, but now he shifts from one foot to the other. In fact, he is making progress. Small, modest, but very real progress. He learned simple movements. But assessing his initial level from under the crown, he does not see progress; it seems to him that he has become worse at dancing.
It is with the crown that complaints about the “loss of spontaneity” when starting to pump a resource are most often associated. It seems to a person that he is twirling in a dance, and when he begins to study, he loses spontaneity. But he didn’t have spontaneity as such before; there were chaotic movements under the crown, and only he thought it looked good.
If you evaluate your starting level realistically, any result will please and even inspire. There is movement, efforts bring results, which means more energy will be released. When a person concludes: “Nothing is working out,” “everything is in vain,” “now it’s even worse,” the brain will not release any energy. Why would he waste his gold fund in vain? He will not allow you to keep your attention on this area; he will put pressure on the stress pedal so that the person quickly stops doing monkey work and pays attention to something useful or pleasant.
The conclusion from this is very simple. If it seems to you that the efforts to pump up a resource are completely pointless, take off the crown and evaluate your initial level more soberly. Most likely you missed the mark and flattered yourself. This applies to any resource. If you are working on your figure in the gym and do not see results, most likely you have forgotten or did not see what you were like before training. You looked at yourself from certain angles, camouflaged flaws with clothes and seemed to yourself to be much better than you really were. In fact, you weren't very good, but now you're slowly getting better. This must be noticed, otherwise you will not be able to move on. (A dead end is a place where the ungrateful get stuck).
Removing the crown means seeing that there is a result from your efforts. And correcting the locus means learning to appreciate this gradual result.
Sometimes a person seems to see the result, but he wants it faster and more. He feels sorry for putting in the work and getting so little for it. If you pore over something, you will earn a lot. Disappointment in the speed of progress also leads to frustration, that is, there is no motivation to pump up the resource.
This is a bad locus. If you want quick and easy results, then you believe that they should come from somewhere outside, by themselves. It seems to you that even an ounce of your efforts should be generously rewarded. It seems to you that everything is easier for others. It seems to you that you deserve to work less and get more. It seems to you that the world was created for pleasure, not for work. All this seems to you because you have a poor locus of control. You have infantile attitudes. You hope to get results not for work, but for beautiful eyes, or you think that your work is worth much more. But you don’t determine the cost of labor. You can't take numbers from your head, you have to take into account the objective picture. In an objective picture, your work is worth what you can get for it. That is, that very small result is most likely normal at this stage. You have too many gaps that you don't notice under the crown, but when these gaps are filled, your result will be much better. He will be noticeable to others. But you must grow to this point, and your growth is YOUR task, it is in your hands. No one will grow the neural connections in your brain for you; they obey only your efforts. From the inside! This is what the correct locus is.
If you always monitor your motivation and adjust your self-esteem (removing the crown) and locus (returning it to your hands from manna from heaven), pumping up your resource will go much faster. But you should never chase speed, as you risk growing a crown in the process due to haste. You will overestimate the intermediate result, it will seem to you that everything is great, but then a new gap will appear, you will decide that everything has collapsed and you will give up. Resource pumping is non-linear, some puzzles are put together, some fall away and are replaced with new ones, somewhere a threshold arises due to the transition to a new level, all this time the brain is working, even in full swing. But only by trusting yourself and agreeing to work, you have a chance to significantly improve your life.
Have you watched the pumping process? Have you encountered the problems described?
Surely many of us have heard such a well-known expression as “monkey labor.” What does it mean and where did it come from in our speech? Not everyone probably clearly understands when to use it correctly, just as not everyone knows the original source of this expression.
The origin of the phraseological unit “monkey labor”
This expression originates in the fable of the famous poet I.A. Krylova. His work entitled “Monkey” gave rise to the popular expression. The phrase “monkey labor” itself does not appear in this form in the fable. Its author is critic D.I. Pisarev. Krylov’s work inspired him to create this phraseological unit, because he felt that it very colorfully described a phenomenon that can be found everywhere in our lives.
According to the plot of the fable, the monkey was jealous of the peasant who works hard and receives gratitude and praise from passersby for this. She also decided to gain people's respect and honor. The monkey couldn’t come up with anything better than to imitate the process of hard work, repeating the man’s movements. The heroine of Krylov’s fable began to tinker with the block of wood, moving it from place to place. This activity tired her, but she did not hear approval or praise from a single person.
“Monkey’s work”: the meaning of phraseological units
What do the actions of the stupid monkey symbolize? The phrase “Monkey labor” means useless work; efforts that bring absolutely no results, that is, meaningless efforts that are unnecessary and not appreciated by anyone. The monkey in Krylov's fable commits actions that do not make any sense. They only create the appearance of important work. In order to receive praise, she simply imitates the movements of a person who is actually working. As a result, the monkey gets so tired that even sweat pours out of it. But, of course, it is noticeable to those around her that her efforts are just a “theatrical performance” and not meaningful and effective work. That's why she never heard any praise addressed to her.
The phraseology “monkey work” is used when they want to emphasize the pointlessness of some efforts, a waste of energy and time on something that will not bring any results. In other words - wasted work.
Phraseologism similar in meaning
There is another catchphrase comparable in meaning to the phraseological unit “monkey labor.” This phrase is “Sisyphean labor”. It comes from ancient Greek mythology.
King Sisyphus was an excellent swindler. He managed to fool the god of death and the dark lord Hades. For these sins he was punished by having to lift a huge stone up a mountain. Moreover, perform this action countless times.
Having almost reached the top of the mountain, the stone fell down. Sisyphus had to bring the stone up again and again, and each time he was defeated.
The expression “Sisyphean labor” denotes intense efforts that, despite seeming effectiveness, do not bring any benefit. Just like “monkey labor,” the meaning of this phraseological unit is based on the futility of the efforts made. But there is a significant difference between these meanings.
The efforts of the monkey were indicative. No one forced her to pretend to be active, so “monkey work” is simply meaningless actions that will never lead to any normal result. And Sisyphus was forced to work hard, put in a lot of effort, knowing that the job was doomed to failure.
Conclusion
Our aphorism very clearly characterizes the uselessness of some actions performed by people. Work is only honorable when it brings benefits. After all, people are always judged not by the amount of effort put in, but by the final result. When a person only acts out the appearance of some actions, he only causes condemnation and laughter.
A person who resembles Krylov’s character cannot count on any honor. The one who tries to imitate hard work is pitiful and ridiculous. A useless and meaningless activity will never evoke gratitude and respect. A person who is engaged in “monkey work” is wasting his time, since he will neither achieve any results nor earn the respect of others.
Meaningless and useless work has many other names in Russian. One of the most common is monkey labor. This expression is what we will devote our article to today.
Source - fable by I.A. Krylov "Monkey"
The work of our illustrious fabulist is a treasure trove of popular expressions. Many phraseological units came from his pen and enriched the Russian language through his efforts. “The Monkey’s Work” (its meaning will be clear after the plot of the fable is presented) is no exception. This is one of the most striking examples of how a successful literary adaptation of a long-known story leads to the popularization of the plot.
Monkeys are wonderful creatures, but in the minds of peoples who are accustomed to living side by side with these tailed tree frogs, their image is associated with everything mean and base that is in human nature, for example, antics, insolence, meanness and ridicule. Krylov exploits this myth in his fable.
Block or plow
The peasant got up before the first rooster crowed and got to work. He plowed the field, devoting himself to this difficult task with all the passion of his soul, and fatigue was unknown to him. The sun rose higher and higher, and the first travelers appeared on the road. No matter who passed by the plowman, everyone was amazed at his tenacity. And everyone tried to cheer him up with kind words and praise, to make his work a little easier. He did not answer and continued to work intently. There was a monkey in the branches of a green tree that stood at the edge of the field, and it was seduced by people’s compliments. She also wanted a little fame and recognition for herself. She thought that it was all about the difficulty of the task, and if she did anything with the same diligence, she would get what she wanted. Therefore, she found a heavy block of wood somewhere and began dragging it from place to place, not at all embarrassed by the emptiness of this activity. Meanwhile, the man continued to painstakingly cultivate the land with a plow, and he was showered with praise from passers-by.
Nobody paid any attention to the monkey. Although the work of the two creatures is hard, and the external signs are the same - fatigue and sweat - there is a huge difference between them, which is noticed by everyone who can compare them. The man works for the good, his efforts feed his family, and the little animal is busy mindlessly dragging a heavy piece of wood from place to place. Therefore, the meaning of the expression “monkey labor” embodies the extreme degree of unnecessary work, which does not bring benefits even to the worker himself, causing only negative responses from others.
Morality
The fable teaches not so much in the spirit of the 19th century (the work was published in 1811), but in the spirit of the recent Soviet past, when not the individual, but society was the measure of everything. I.A. Krylov instructs readers: there is no need to claim fame and praise if there is no benefit in your work. This is how difficult the phraseological unit “monkey’s work” turned out to be, which is very closely related to the work of the Russian classic.
Phraseological synonym - the myth of Sisyphus
The ancient Greeks had their own symbol of meaningless labor. The embodiment of the groundlessness of efforts is Sisyphus, the divine descendant. He had one problem: he was cunning like a beast, and wanted more than anything else to trick the immortal Olympians. Therefore, first the god of death - Tanat, and then the ruler of the underworld - Hades.
And as you know, the gods are not to be trifled with. Sisyphus paid in full for his deception. Now he is always rolling a huge stone up a high mountain: he pushes it up, sweating profusely, but every time he lacks just a little to finish the job, and the boulder rolls down again. For Sisyphus, this work is endless, aimless and groundless. The monkey, unlike the ancient Greek hero, is at least not condemned to eternal torment.
Pointless work as a path to enlightenment or the solution to your own life
Sometimes it's best not to ask any questions, just do something - and that's it. For example, in the famous film “Route 60,” the main character wanted to get answers to all his questions. The genie responded to his request and gave him an obviously useless job with some secret meaning. Only along the way did the main character, Neil Oliver, realize that the task assigned to him had nothing to do with the phraseology “monkey labor.”
Buddhists and Pythagoreans tested applicants who wanted to join their ranks with work that obviously had no meaning. According to the rules, this should have continued for about 5 years. Those who endured remained.
Not only entire schools, but also individual sages tormented their students with what, at first glance, strongly contradicts common sense. Then the neophyte understood the deep wisdom of the mentor and, figuratively speaking, converted to his faith.
Sometimes a person needs a break from meaning
The subtitle seems very strange, because everything should have a purpose. In fact, if a person is an adult and works, there is too much in his life that is rational, justified, necessary and appropriate. Therefore, during leisure time, our contemporary wants to indulge in something meaningless, but pleasant. For what? Immersion in frivolous and meaningless activities has a huge therapeutic effect, helping a person to endure the excessive rationality of the rest of life.
A hobby is a refuge from the intrusiveness of the outside world. In it, a person hides and finds the illusion of harmony and peace, and calms down. Each person draws strength from something different: one reads books, another collects model ships, a third chases rare stamps. From the point of view of an outside observer, a hobby may be absolutely meaningless, but for those who are immersed in it, it is a saving island from the numbers, tasks and goals that have swallowed up the “adult world.” In other words, a hobby is not self-indulgence and not monkey work at all, but a way of comprehending one’s own essence.
Martyshkin's work Razg. Neglected Useless efforts, actions, etc.; useless work. They outlined the border of the caponier, took shovels and began to scrape off the snow. They worked in silence, frantically... Sanya could barely stand on his feet. - I guarantee with my head that this is a monkey’s work. “You’ll see, we’ll leave here tomorrow at dawn,” said the gunner.(V. Kurochkin. In war as in war). Akim noted with pleasure: the hut’s draft is the same as in early spring, which means it’s not a monkey’s work... The embankment wall is supported three times, the roof is patched with bark - human hands, they build and store(V. Astafiev. Dream about white mountains).
Phraseological dictionary of the Russian literary language. - M.: Astrel, AST. A. I. Fedorov. 2008.
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Martyshkin's work- The expression was based on the fable “The Monkey” (1811) by I. A. Krylov (1769 1844). The monkey diligently does meaningless work, rolls a large block of wood from one place to another: Sweat pours like a river from the poor thing; And finally she, puffing, forcibly... ... Dictionary of popular words and expressions
monkey's work- unproductivity, unproductivity Dictionary of Russian synonyms. monkey labor noun, number of synonyms: 3 useless labor (1) ... Synonym dictionary
Martyshkin's work- MARTSHYSHKA, and, f. A small, narrow-nosed monkey with long hind legs and a long tail. Not a child, but a m. (translated: about a child who is inclined to adopt everything, to imitate someone; colloquial). Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary
Martyshkin's work- This article is about phraseological units. For the film of the same name, see Martyshkin's work (film). Monkey Genre: fable
monkey's work- March Yishkina Labor, March Yishkina Labor and March Yishkina Labor... Russian spelling dictionary
monkey's work- Vain, useless work... Dictionary of many expressions
Martyshkin's work- Razg. Disapproved Stupid work process, useless efforts, wasted efforts. BTS, 522, 1348. /i> Goes back to I. A. Krylov’s fable “The Monkey” (1811). BMS 1998, 575 ... Large dictionary of Russian sayings
monkey's work- a stupid work process, useless efforts, wasted efforts. The expression goes back to I. A. Krylov’s fable “The Monkey” (1811). It is about a monkey who is envious of a plowman, whose work evokes the approval of others. Monkey, wishing... ... Phraseology Guide
Martyshkin's work (film)- This article is about the movie. On phraseological units, see Martyshkin’s work. Monkey Business Monkey Business ... Wikipedia
work- noun, m., used. very often Morphology: (no) what? labor, why? labor, (see) what? labor, what? hard work, about what? about work; pl. What? labors, (no) what? labors, why? labors, (see) what? labors, what? hard work, about what? about labor 1. Labor is called... ... Dmitriev's Explanatory Dictionary
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