quality of work life

"A guide to living fully and humanely by learning the wisdom of authentic manual work. Many of us live in a world of constant abstraction, immersed in our heads and our screens. But there is a deeper wisdom to be found in working with our hands in the real world. In 'The Wisdom of Our Hands,' craftsman and educator Doug Stowe shows how working with our hands, either professionally or as a hobby, is essential for a full education and a full life. Based on his 45 years as a woodworker and 25 years as a teacher of handcrafts, Stowe argues that human beings have a natural need to express themselves creatively through tangible work. The use of one's hands and whole body to make physical things and reshape our surroundings promotes both physical and mental health and fosters a sense of mastery in both young and adult students. A life of craftsmanship offers the opportunity and obligation to define one's own values. Drawing on his experiences living and working in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a town dedicated to handcrafts and arts, Stowe demonstrates how craft work can create community, forge deeper social bounds, and foster a saner attitude about the value of human labor and material goods. Written for everyone who wants to reconnect with the deep experience of the human body at work, The Wisdom of Our Hands is a quietly radical call to spiritual (and physical) action"--Provided by publisher.

Guide to working in the gig economy, avoiding employment instability and layoffs by combining short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments to create a successful career trajectory, financial security and flexible schedule.

Teaches readers how to develop an authentic voice in their work, regardless of occupation, and argues that developing an authentic voice will lead to success and greater job satisfaction.

The author draws on more than fifty years of global entrepreneurship to explain the socioeconomic realities of the private sector in business.

Provides a guide to landing a dream career using actionable tools, exercises and thought experiments.

Explores the causes which have led to an increase in working hours and stress for citizens of the developed countries and explains how overworking has led to the decline of developed societies.

Explains how to change one's life, gaining time, money, and freedom, through changing the way one works, covering prioritizing, "training" one's boss to value performance over presence, finding a new career, creating automated cash-flow "muses," learning the difference between absolute and relative income, getting on a low-information diet, and other topics.

Examines the concept of "The Number", the amount of money one needs to be financially secure for the rest of his life, exploring how the mythical number defines people's lives and offering practical advice to help people find and reach their own number.