One of the highlights of my working life was the night the first book order was placed and received on the original Chapters website. A guy by the name of Johnny O’Brian pressed the button at exactly midnight and that order went zipping to the warehouse. I was notified at 12:01am. It was awesome. I would never insult the women of the world by using the giving birth analogy but I’m just saying…
In that light, I’d strongly suggest you head on over to the New York Times website and read “The Case for Working With Your Hands” by Matthew B. Crawford.
As somebody who whacks at a keyboard all day, I found this to be a very inspiring excerpt from a book Dr. Crawford is publishing. He has a PhD in Philosophy and is a great writer. Nice combo, the world needs more of these types.
Thoroughly enjoyed this article, Rick. Thanks for sharing. I have always maintained that there is as much intellectual prowess and relevant experience needed to solve a complex physical problem as one more ethereal. The fact that one tends to be compensated better than the other speaks much more to the ability to generate addition compensation than it does to the instrinsic value of the work.
Posted by: Greg Nisbet | May 31, 2009 at 08:14
Best line of the article:
So you put the manual away and consider the facts before you. You do this because ultimately you are responsible to the motorcycle (agency) and its owner (customer-advertiser), not to some procedure.
Basically:
Ultimately you are responsible to the customer, not to some procedure.
Amazing how this relates to many professions, including mine. Been in internet advertising operations for over 10 years... process, process, process. To me, if it feels right, it probably is right. And if it feels wrong or you have to ask, it's wrong.
Thanks for posting this Rick.
Posted by: Michael Vietri | June 11, 2009 at 13:24
Thoroughly enjoyed this article, Rick. Thanks for sharing. I have always maintained that there is as much intellectual prowess and relevant experience needed to solve a complex physical problem as one more ethereal. The fact that one tends to be compensated better than the other speaks much more to the ability to generate addition compensation than it does to the instrinsic value of the work.
Read more: http://ricksegal.typepad.com/pmv/2009/05/a-nyt-story-you-should-read.html#ixzz0IgD78hS9&C
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