The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels for its commentary on people and power - that quote in the final chapter is one of my favourites. I've just pre-ordered 'Careless People' on the strength of your mention and am glad I only have to wait a couple of days for it! 👏🏼 (Although I come from the same country as the author so we're practically related.) The trap of trying to create a 'never-ending kids' birthday party culture' isn't exclusive to work places. Plenty of community groups, including faith communities, buy into the ridiculous notion that humans want to party all the time. Honestly, humans get bored of anything that goes on for too long. And if life is always a party, you forget that you're even in a party, and the whole thing becomes meaningless.
A mountain top only exists if there's a valley right next door. Otherwise it's a plateau.
If I were a CEO I’d worry less about where people email me from and more about the fact that it’s becoming a widely acknowledged fact that lots of jobs are meaningless and the way we work is absurd.
The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels for its commentary on people and power - that quote in the final chapter is one of my favourites. I've just pre-ordered 'Careless People' on the strength of your mention and am glad I only have to wait a couple of days for it! 👏🏼 (Although I come from the same country as the author so we're practically related.) The trap of trying to create a 'never-ending kids' birthday party culture' isn't exclusive to work places. Plenty of community groups, including faith communities, buy into the ridiculous notion that humans want to party all the time. Honestly, humans get bored of anything that goes on for too long. And if life is always a party, you forget that you're even in a party, and the whole thing becomes meaningless.
A mountain top only exists if there's a valley right next door. Otherwise it's a plateau.
If I were a CEO I’d worry less about where people email me from and more about the fact that it’s becoming a widely acknowledged fact that lots of jobs are meaningless and the way we work is absurd.
Thanks for a great read as usual, Bruce!