I like focusing on theoretical issues but there’s also plenty of space on this site for practical discussions. I tried to do that back when I worked at Kohl’s. I even gave some advice about how you could slack off easier in a similar situation. I even wrote a post while I was working there…
It’s hard to come up with titles. You try to make them as specific as possible so folks know what you’re going to talk about or at least most likely to. But sometimes there’s no real way around the fact that the topic is expansive and that there are multiple ways to come at it.…
Teleology is a framework that involves explaining a given phenomenon by what function it serves. What is the purpose of a given object? What end does it serve? These questions are things that teleology tries to answer. An example would be asking why a spear has a pointy edge. In this case it’d to aid…
While Neilan’s Apathy isn’t an anti-work book per se’ the passages that do involve work are often disparaging. They’re often made up of our main character (who only goes by Shane) falling asleep in the bathroom, coming in drunk and then falling asleep in the bathroom or mocking his co-workers. Suffice it to say, Shane…
(Nick’s Notes: This is the fourth of four articles on Isaac Morehouse’s ideas on work. Parts one through three can be found here, here and here) We’ve gone through quite a bit of Isaac’s ideas on work and I wanted to finish off as strongly as possible. So with that in mind I chose two…
(Nick’s Notes: This is the third part of my four part series on Isaac Morehouse’s ideas on work from his blog, you can find part one here and part two here) Isaac has a podcast episode on whether we should think of imagination as work. Now, it seems pretty clear at first glance that I’d…