I love AHP - and her weekly questions and message boards are an amazing community. Have to admit, I have not read her books.
I just finished reading Edinburgh by Alexander Chee (excellent!) and am on to The Secret Life of Groceries. The book promises a deep look into the grocery store -- I used to write for a food pub and am already a grocery geek -- but this book goes deeper than I expected. Very into it.
The book that had the biggest impact on me work life is Flow by Csikszentmihaly. I read 10 years ago and was affected by the idea of we are in flow during the work week, but flounder during the weekend. The claim I am paraphrasing was we don't have plans or structure to our leisure activities. After evaluating this idea for my activities I took up several hobbies that I still do. As for Millennials, when my older friends complain as older people do, I simply relate many examples of Millennials I know who work hard on their own terms and play hard on their own terms. What is wrong with that?
Great discussion here! And I am all for a rethink of work, work hours, and how we do it all. I spent my young-adult, formative years living in London, and living in the European/UK approach to work gives you a different perspective that your identity and your life does not have to be defined by what you do. Who you are, how you live - and perhaps what you read! - says more about who we are. Happy new year and happy reading (and happy working), friends.
Are you familiar with Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture? That book and the work of Andrew Taggart did a lot to change my views around work.
I looked at the jobs and tried to find a fit. I tried.
I love AHP - and her weekly questions and message boards are an amazing community. Have to admit, I have not read her books.
I just finished reading Edinburgh by Alexander Chee (excellent!) and am on to The Secret Life of Groceries. The book promises a deep look into the grocery store -- I used to write for a food pub and am already a grocery geek -- but this book goes deeper than I expected. Very into it.
The book that had the biggest impact on me work life is Flow by Csikszentmihaly. I read 10 years ago and was affected by the idea of we are in flow during the work week, but flounder during the weekend. The claim I am paraphrasing was we don't have plans or structure to our leisure activities. After evaluating this idea for my activities I took up several hobbies that I still do. As for Millennials, when my older friends complain as older people do, I simply relate many examples of Millennials I know who work hard on their own terms and play hard on their own terms. What is wrong with that?
Great discussion here! And I am all for a rethink of work, work hours, and how we do it all. I spent my young-adult, formative years living in London, and living in the European/UK approach to work gives you a different perspective that your identity and your life does not have to be defined by what you do. Who you are, how you live - and perhaps what you read! - says more about who we are. Happy new year and happy reading (and happy working), friends.