On our alienation through work and the absence of an identity
Work
Articles on the subject of daily work and the role it should play in a healthy, happy, and worthwhile life as opposed to a daily grind and punishment which we choose to endure.
The Magic of Donald Thomas
Listen now (35 min) | Deliberate practice and the stubborn belief that talent, ability, and skills are born and not made
Talent: You Either Have It Or You Don’t
For some, talent seems innate and success is effortless. For most others, however, the heights of creative success remains out of reach. So are we born talented or not?
What work do you do?
Be a part of the research that will form the forthcoming book; The Paradox of Work (working title). I want to know what work you do, how it make…
Dr Jonathan Murphy on Free Speech, Psychology, Future of Work, AI, & Identity
Listen now (93 min) | In conversation with Dr Jonathan Murphy, Senior Executive at Enterprise Ireland
Making For Its Own Sake Versus Making For Success
I have lived most of my adult life with the persistent notion that what I do daily must be productive, contain value for other people, and lead to eventual commercial success. In this there must be recognition from others, and, of course, an exchange of legal tender, otherwise it’s hardly worth doing.
Business or Vocation?
I’ve changed my mind. In fact, it has been changing for some time, it’s only recently I have caught up. I’m talking about my relationship with daily work and how I categorise it. I have called myself a businessman in the recent and distant past, but I never really believed it. I thought I was, […]