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Como Encontrar O Trabalho Perfeito (2012)

by Roman Krznaric(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 5

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Lua de Papel

review 1: Someone had recommended this author and this was the only book I could quickly find by him, which is a bad match for me. I'm too old and weirdly too well compensated to seriously consider jumping trains at this pointHe addresses this on pp57 and then goes on a money can't buy you happiness arc. Which, yeah of course I agree in parts, but as my 11-year old quoted the other day while walking our dog and chatting, "Money can't buy me happiness. A puppy makes me happy. I need money to buy a puppy."I feel my son's point is well-taken as well, even though we are NOT getting a second dog. I honestly don't know how many people are really happy in their vocation, I can think of one person, but for many a job inherently will have tasks that have to be done, and aspects of drudgery a... morend well, expectations. For a more pure happiness, I think find hobbies that can fit financially and time-wise into your non-work like. No great wisdom there I know...And Krznaric offers up the idea of a job that has flow, freedom and probably another "F-word" Fulfillment? Funds? Farfenuggen? Flow is actually pretty important and helps with the hobby aspect I think. It helps to be able to have those "this is not who I am moments" as in I am not a QA tester I am a poet/bridge players, and your hobby is your secret you. (It even helps to say I am not (just) a parent, I am a ....)So I'm lucky to have some flow with my day job. And I've already taken three of his "radical sabbaticals" and enjoyed them, but they definitely do cost you. I wish I had maybe found this book 20 years ago whenever I went to a "career counselor" who did have me take something like the Briggs-Myer dealy and I ended up never completing my sessions with that person.I do admire the notion that Kzrnaric pushes to get people out and interacting and active, making lists, etc. Hey good luck to you, seriously.But when I read some of the five examples that the author tosses around"food photographer, member of parliament, tai chi instructor, social entrepeneur running a youth project and wide-acheiveing Renaissance generalist" That was one proposed set, followed by a "real" example ofmassage therapist, sculptor, cellist, screen play writer and owner of her own bar on a tiny old-fashioned Canarian island."These suggested options trigger a kind of response in me that one reserves for people talking about their past lives.Looking around Silicon Valley circa 2014, I sure see a lot of cubicles, and maybe there are some secret sculpting cellists in them (I truly hope so) but they're rosining their bow with less party favor jobs.And more power to them, bring creativity to your tech writer days and spend your nights covered in rosin and clay. (In fact just do that and maybe skip reading this book).I may read something else by the writer but not sure if the School of Life is too cool for me.
review 2: If: You have a high-status job but are miserable and have no joy in itYou don't know what you want to be when you grow up and feel terrible because of thatAre fairly affluent or willing to downsize a lot to follow your dreamsthen this book has some great advice on changing your life around to find work that really does it for you.If you've read a ton of career advice, had several careers and/or experience of self-employment/freelancing and are worried about making ends meet during a recession, whilst not loathing the work you do *and* being primary carer for kids under 16...then, eh. Not so much (though I'm not sure there *is* any advice suitable for that situation!). It's one of those YMMV books so if you're in a position to change your life, have a good safety net and haven't thought about stepping off the treadmill before, you should get plenty out of this.Also I didn't know early careers advisors based their suggestions on phrenology. I'm looking forward to telling my careers teacher friend that ;-) less

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