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Rewarding Jobs Are So Highly Prized They Are Unrewarding Many people desire a career as a doctor, or teacher, or overseas aid worker, and with… Read More »Semi-Retirement for the Under Twenties: Part 2

The Pleasure of Creative Work is Not Found in a ‘Creative’ Career You ask: if satisfaction in work comes from pleasure in creative ideas, why… Read More »Semi-Retirement for the Under Twenties: Part 3

Full-time Careers Leave no Time for Your Own Creative Work If you have a full-time career you do not have the time, or the energy,… Read More »Semi-Retirement for the Under Twenties: Part 4

The Work You Do For Money Should Be Part-time A review by juniorcain of Jaron Lanier’s book You Are Not a Gadget (a critique of… Read More »Semi-Retirement for the Under Twenties: Part 5

The Nature of Your Part-Time Subsistence Work is Not Important Is it best to be a part-time salesperson, barman or doctor? The nature of your… Read More »Semi-Retirement for the Under Twenties: Part 6