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How To Find Fulfilling Work (The School of Life)
Can you take your working life in new directions?
The desire for fulfilling work is one of the great aspirations of our age and this inspirational book reveals how one might make it a reality. It explores the competing claims we face for money and status while doing something meaningful and in tune with our talents. Drawing on wisdom about work that is to be found in sociol...more
The desire for fulfilling work is one of the great aspirations of our age and this inspirational book reveals how one might make it a reality. It explores the competing claims we face for money and status while doing something meaningful and in tune with our talents. Drawing on wisdom about work that is to be found in sociol...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by Pan Publishing
(first published 2012)
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The school of life is a fresh outlook on the philosophical self-help book, edited by Alain De Botton, the series contains six books by various authors.
Possible a little preachy and condescend at times, Krznaric covers the struggle of the monotonous process of work with aplomb. Opening with Dostevesky and finishing with Kierkegaard, we are taken on a crash course of philosophical thought, allowing us to think differently and hopefully work out what's best for us when making career defining decisi...more
Possible a little preachy and condescend at times, Krznaric covers the struggle of the monotonous process of work with aplomb. Opening with Dostevesky and finishing with Kierkegaard, we are taken on a crash course of philosophical thought, allowing us to think differently and hopefully work out what's best for us when making career defining decisi...more
Inspiring and thought provoking, but I wouldn't have it any other way coming from 'the School of Life'. I enjoyed the doing and thinking about the various excercises and questions posed through-out the book. In a way it is an extension of ideas already floating around in my head. Having figured out that I'm not driven by money or status, I'm experimenting with branching out and have had my first conversational research to find work and activities more closely linked with my passions and/or that...more
Someone just starting the process of rethinking their career and lifestyle might find this helpful as a starting point, since it's so brief. It's about 8 years too late for me. I think the advice to try different options out, rather than taking aptitude tests and dithering a lot, is solid.
I can't help but notice that the book's European focus makes a difference--the subjects were able to work part-time and explore new paths *because their health care isn't tied to their employers.* Come on, Ame...more
I can't help but notice that the book's European focus makes a difference--the subjects were able to work part-time and explore new paths *because their health care isn't tied to their employers.* Come on, Ame...more
Do you have a niggling feeling that you could be doing something amazing with your life, but you're not quite sure what that is? Do you want to change careers, but get confused by all the options?
I've asked these questions many times, and was extremely happy to find a book about careers that was neither dry nor off with the fairies. 'How to find fulfilling work' is a self-help book without the fluff, positive affirmations, and uncovering your childhood trauma. This is self-help for thinking peop...more
I've asked these questions many times, and was extremely happy to find a book about careers that was neither dry nor off with the fairies. 'How to find fulfilling work' is a self-help book without the fluff, positive affirmations, and uncovering your childhood trauma. This is self-help for thinking peop...more
Very helpful, useful advice from the author, breaking down the various struggles, fears and limitations that go along with day-to-day drudgery in the workplace and how you might be able to get out of that life-killing (and creativity-killing) cycle without damaging yourself further. A lot of practical information is in this book with realistic goals and expectations. Krznaric uses plenty of good examples from real people's experiences, as well as literature, films, and historical figures. I woul...more
This is a surprisingly good book. There are similar books around that are not as succinct and provide little or nothing extra.
Krznaric teaches a course on Careers at The School of Life and has used his experience there along with his own personal experience to good effect.
The book states that we look for flow, meaning and freedom in a job which is a good summary.
There are also lots of exercises for the reader to do while reading that are worth doing.
Krznaric teaches a course on Careers at The School of Life and has used his experience there along with his own personal experience to good effect.
The book states that we look for flow, meaning and freedom in a job which is a good summary.
There are also lots of exercises for the reader to do while reading that are worth doing.
A nice quick read to help you find work that will be meaningful to you. I really liked the perspective that there isn't one 'right' job for everyone. The goal isn't to discover the best possible thing for you to do, because all other things aren't ideal: he more rationally explains how there are many possible fulfilling careers out there for everyone, the key is using your current context to find the option that will work right now.
Terrifically and accessibly written, I'd highly recommend this book to anyone dissatisfied with their work. It discusses not only the philosophical implications of work for us all, but also has questions to prompt you to think critically about your own career, and then suggests some practical steps that you can take to find the next step in your journey. It doesn't give glib personality assessments, or pretend that the journey is easy, which I found rather refreshing as well.
4.5 stars...Some of this is conjecture and opinion that won't necessarily apply to everyone, but I gave this book the bump to 5 stars because I would recommend it to anyone looking for career change. Good mix of wisdom, common sense, and reframing of cultural fears..practical exercises in getting started. Read the 2013 version, because it appears to be slightly expanded.
Not exactly the best take on the subject, Krznaric skims the surface of this vast, complex, and sometimes gut-wrenching field of personal ambition, self-worth, societal change, and general possibility. It's a good introduction, and that's about it.
An easy read with a lot of well founded advice. Somehow I was left feeling there was something more I needed know. Perhaps it's time for a branching project or a radical sabbatical?
May 10, 2013
Keriann
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Targeted at people with highly paid, unfulfilling jobs, but a thought-provoking read for all of us. I very much like the idea of the "radical sabbatical".
A short read but worth the time. Ways of thinking about work and ways to explore thinking about what work could be.
Dec 10, 2012
Peter
marked it as to-read
Learned of RK via this Salon article: http://www.salon.com/2012/12/10/how_t....
Engaging and useful. A short sweeping look at the whole canvas of 'work'.
It was an interesting study in the philosophy of modern work. I did not get any practical or helpful suggestions for my own situation.
Read in one day. Insightful and inspirational.
the most helpful and reassuring yet even if aimed at 40-somethings
soothing in a good way
This book was well researched. It contains a multitude of practical advice and is an excellent read for anyone looking to change careers. But I only rated 3 stars because frankly it was boring !
A thoroughly uplifting book on how to make work more tolerable, if actually fulfilling.
Concise, useful advice and differing from all other career books with the guidance to not wait and keep thinking until you're certain what it is you want to do, but to take action and then reflect. Would have liked a bit more advice about what to do when you really can't think of any passions / interests / talents but that wasn't the aim of this book.
Well if only the book had not made the turn from the topic of fulfilling work to fulfilling life. Still very good.
A reassuring read highlighting the fact that we are not alone in our discontent and that we should not feel shame looking for a higher calling
Nice, quick read. Not much I haven't read before, but clearly written. Will take some pointers from it in my search for my next job.
Jun 18, 2013
Ferry
marked it as to-read
Jun 17, 2013
Geoffs
is currently reading it
Jun 16, 2013
Elliot
marked it as to-read
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