‘The anthropologist’s role is to take things that seem natural and point out that they’re not”
In These Times interviews LSE professor David Graeber, author of the new book Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. As he explains it, "A bullshit job is a job that
Esports and the rise of training facilities: Even professional gamers need breaks
not the esports training center in the article The Washington Post has an article about how esports franchises are starting to build training facilities for teams that offers
Signals, complexity, and knowledge vs data in baseball
Okay, first a caveat: I go to a few Oakland As games every season, but I'm not a baseball fanatic; I married into the game. My wife agreed
Time isn’t money: “I can buy anything I want, basically, but I can’t buy time”
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett were interviewed by Charlie Rose (I don't know the date it aired, sorry), and in this excerpt on YouTube, Gates talks about what
Creative professionals are overworked (surprise!)
According to Fast Company, A new survey suggests creative professionals are being asked to do more work in less time–and it’s taking a toll. The survey found that
“the neoliberal tenets of unregulated self-interest” get “friendly, hand-lettered makeovers”
I've long been sympathetic to, but also skeptical, of the claim that you should "do what you love" or pursue your passion no matter what. For one thing,
Working hours in South Korea are coming down
The Guardian reports that the South Korean government has voted to cut back the 'inhumanely long' 68-hour working week: Employees in one of the most overworked countries in
Captains of industry and their hobbies
[Note: Every book project leaves material on the cutting-room floor that deserves to be published somewhere. This is a piece based on some research that didn't make it into
Happiness and LSE podcasts
I'm a fan of podcasts. When I take the dogs out walking in the evening, I'll often listen to a podcast, since the dogs generally have little to
“Afternoons are the Bermuda Triangles of our days:” Daniel Pink on time of day and performance
Daniel Pink has an excerpt from his new book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, that talks about the rather large effect circadian rhythms have on our