Alain de Botton seems to be behind this fun series of videos that tries to apply philosophy to everyday life. This one I think is particularly important for founders, as I’ve seen many unhappy employees at startups because the founder was fundamentally unhappy because they were doing it for the wrong reasons.
6 replies on “Find Fulfilling Work”
Of course we all know the short answer to fulfilling work! Work for Automattic!
Good reminder. More philosophy ought to be “applied to everyday life.”
absolutely!
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Just stumbled across this, had to come back and share it with you here: http://www.memecenter.com/fun/1067308/follow-your-ambition-for-your-own-sake
A bit of a paradox, then: once we all find fulfilling work through the exploitation of our unhappiness. Hmmm.