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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work — Alain de Botton 1 comment

Jake Seliger wrote 3 weeks ago: Perhaps sensing a gap in our current understanding of the world, Alain de Botton has decided to prod … more →

Tags: Books, Reviews, Tools, Alain de Botton, Art, Literature, nonfiction, office life, the pleasures and sorrows of work

Life: Occupation and metaphysics edition courtesy of Alain de Botton

Jake Seliger wrote 1 month ago: “[The accountant] has a business card which she hands over in meetings and which tells other p … more →

Tags: Life, Alain de Botton, nonfiction, the pleasures and sorrows of work, Work

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

Jt wrote 3 months ago: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Alain de Botton :: UK :: Hamish Hamilton (Pinguin Group) :: April … more →

Tags: book, Alain de Botton, the pleasures and sorrows of work

Making the Black Death AND the office fun!1 comment

Al wrote 3 months ago: A quick entry this morning, as I’m rushing around today. So, rather than lots of typing, here … more →

Tags: Internet, Wow, that's cool!, black death, Penguin, Science museum, workingspace

Rousseau & de Botton on Affluenza

Karlos the unhappy jackyl wrote 9 months ago: I have been re-reading Alain de Botton’s ‘STATUS ANXIETY’, which is a great book. … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Politics, Affluenza, Rousseau, status anxiety

quote for the day

kattalina wrote 9 months ago: “It is books, poems, and paintings which often give us the confidence to take seriously feelin … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Art, reading.writing.rithmetic, Books and Reviews, Architecture, happiness

Where's the art?5 comments

artandmylife wrote 12 months ago: You may have noticed that visual art has been thin on the ground here lately. I haven’t been a … more →

Tags: Art, Books, Reading, Maloy

Barney's Version — Mordecai Richler 2 comments

Jake Seliger wrote 12 months ago: Barney’s Version isn’t always clear or pretty, whether he’s portraying himself, hi … more →

Tags: Books, Reviews, Art, Novels, Martin Amis, Money, Literature, Milan Kundera, Stories

Notes from Status Anxiety: Conclusion

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Final note on Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the twelfth post on this to … more →

Tags: pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, social goods and ills, Philosophy and Theology, anxiety, status, Hierarchy, status anxiety

Solutions: Bohemia (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the eleventh post on this topic; t … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, consumption & advertising, pop culture icons, books and reading, social goods and ills, Philosophy and Theology, recent reading, History, status

Solutions: Religion (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the tenth post on this topic; t … more →

Tags: death & dying, Mimetic Theory, pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, social goods and ills, public affairs, law and politics, Philosophy and Theology, death

Solutions: Politics (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004).  The book generally aligns with mimetic … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, consumption & advertising, pop culture icons, media, TV, film and radio, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, Money, public affairs, law and politics, History

Solutions: Art (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the eighth post on this topic; the … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, pop culture icons, silly but it's fun, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, status, status anxiety, Art, Literature

Solutions: Philosophy (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the seventh post on this topic; … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, social goods and ills, Philosophy and Theology, Opinion, status, status anxiety, Philosophy

Causes: Dependence (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the sixth post on this topic; the … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, Money, public affairs, law and politics, History, Locus of Control, status

Causes: Snobbery (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). This is the fifth post on this topic; t … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, The Mind, pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, social goods and ills, Worthiness, status, status anxiety

Causes: Expectation (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). The book generally aligns with mimetic … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, consumption & advertising, pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, social goods and ills, public affairs, law and politics, desire, Resentment

Causes: Lovelessness (Notes from Status Anxiety)

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Notes from Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004). The book generally aligns with mimetic … more →

Tags: consumption & advertising, The Mind, pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, public affairs, law and politics, status, status anxiety, lovelessness

Notes from Status Anxiety - The Basics 1 comment

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Just finished Alain de Botton’s Status Anxiety (2004), a book I have long wanted to read. M … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, consumption & advertising, pop culture icons, books and reading, Quotes and Excerpts, Money, public affairs, law and politics, History, status


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