Saved by Lillian Sheng
Do we owe our careers to our country?
Implicit in the promise of outsourcing and automation and time-saving devices is a freedom to be something other than what we ought to be. The liberation we are offered is a liberation from the very care-driven involvement in the world and in our communities that would render our lives meaningful and satisfying. In other words, the promise of liber... See more
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend on It
both in nations and in companies, everyone wants the opportunity to work hard and earn an income so that we may provide for ourselves and our families.
Simon Sinek • The Infinite Game
The businessperson tended to see work in utilitarian terms, as something people do to feed themselves and acquire things. But there is a spiritual dimension, too: “That work might be the expression of the inner desire to be productive and to be of service to one’s community—and that the idea of denying someone the opportunity to fulfill that is lik
... See moreAnand Giridharadas • Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
With Ikigai (“your true calling”), we discussed how the citizens of Okinawa, Japan find their “reason to get out of bed in the morning” by discovering a personal passion project.
Anthony Raymond • Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)
