The Future is Freelance
More people, especially those of us who have recently been laid off, may have freelance contracting for knowledge work in our future, according to Sarah E. Needleman’s article Negotiating the …
Month: May 2009
Living in More Than One World the Alain de Botton Way
The subject of The Independent’s My secret life feature on May 2 is the London-based author Alain de Botton, whose new book, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, has already …
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The Ongoing Wisdom of Huston Smith
Lisa Miller of Newsweek has a revealing interview/feature on Huston Smith. The 90 year old religion author-professor has an important new book: Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine, an …
Geoff Dyer: Traveling Far and Wide
The Australian has an insightful interview/feature story on the British author Geoff Dyer, whose writing has encompassed many worlds, with books in both fiction and nonfiction. I’ve only read one, …
If you’re curious, read (and listen) on…
The pros and cons of curiosity in life are explored in a great radio interview yesterday with psychology professor Todd Kashdan, of George Mason University, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show, …