Comments on: Is Johnny Bunko Right? http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/ Learning & Working on the Web Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:29:42 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Ferguson http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179355 Dave Ferguson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:10:37 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179355 I suppose you could quibble that the most successful people improve other's lives -- there's an implicit definition of "successful" there. Or maybe I'm just focused on the hedge-fund guy who made $3.7 billion last year. I don't believe money can buy happiness, but it can <i>rent</i> quite a bit of it. Seriously, the point you and Pink make is apt. Our North American society is not well structure to help people match their passions with their work. That leads to the dilemma a friend once phased as mistaking "standard of living" with "quality of life." I suppose you could quibble that the most successful people improve other’s lives — there’s an implicit definition of “successful” there. Or maybe I’m just focused on the hedge-fund guy who made $3.7 billion last year.

I don’t believe money can buy happiness, but it can rent quite a bit of it.

Seriously, the point you and Pink make is apt. Our North American society is not well structure to help people match their passions with their work. That leads to the dilemma a friend once phased as mistaking “standard of living” with “quality of life.”

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179301 Harold Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:42:08 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179301 Hi Melissa. Looks like you've got quite the blog yourself. I like the title of you interview with Dan, as <a href="http://www.jarche.com/?p=680" rel="nofollow">life in perpetual beta</a> has been a theme here as well Hi Melissa. Looks like you’ve got quite the blog yourself. I like the title of you interview with Dan, as life in perpetual beta has been a theme here as well

]]> By: Melissa Pierce http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179275 Melissa Pierce Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:30:20 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179275 Harold, Just discovered your blog and am a total fan! Also just read Johnny Bunko this morning after meeting Dan Pink yesterday afternoon! Actually passed the book on to my teen (covertly)... helping him to connect the dots in the educational gap. So glad to have found your blog. Love your addition about university degrees - proof of education does not automatically ensure one is able to think creatively. PS. You can check out my interview of Dan on my blog http://ThinkWithoutTheBox.Blogspot.com Harold,

Just discovered your blog and am a total fan! Also just read Johnny Bunko this morning after meeting Dan Pink yesterday afternoon! Actually passed the book on to my teen (covertly)… helping him to connect the dots in the educational gap. So glad to have found your blog. Love your addition about university degrees – proof of education does not automatically ensure one is able to think creatively.

PS. You can check out my interview of Dan on my blog http://ThinkWithoutTheBox.Blogspot.com

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179193 Harold Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:01:25 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179193 Thanks, Dan. FYI, "Free Agent Nation" helped me make the jump and become an independent consultant :-) Thanks, Dan. FYI, “Free Agent Nation” helped me make the jump and become an independent consultant :-)

]]> By: Dan Pink http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179192 Dan Pink Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:57:30 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179192 Harold -- Glad you liked the book. Your comment that "Solving real problems, of importance to others, within existing constraints - is what most work is about." is brilliant. Wish I'd used it myself. Cheers, Dan Pink Harold –

Glad you liked the book. Your comment that “Solving real problems, of importance to others, within existing constraints – is what most work is about.” is brilliant. Wish I’d used it myself.

Cheers,
Dan Pink

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179183 Harold Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:37:10 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179183 Thanks, Tammy, there's seems to be a problem with my latest version of WordPress. I'll have to check out that book, Jeremy. Thanks, Tammy, there’s seems to be a problem with my latest version of WordPress.

I’ll have to check out that book, Jeremy.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179182 Jeremy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:07:30 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179182 Sounds like a cool book. Years ago I read <a href="http://www.ualberta.ca/~cjscopy/reviews/goodjobs.html" rel="nofollow">The Quality of Work</a> and found it fascinating...talked a lot about the issue of over-qualification in the Canadian workforce, in sharp contrast to corporate hand-wringing over skills shortages. Sounds like a cool book. Years ago I read The Quality of Work and found it fascinating…talked a lot about the issue of over-qualification in the Canadian workforce, in sharp contrast to corporate hand-wringing over skills shortages.

]]> By: Tammy http://www.jarche.com/2008/04/is-johnny-bunko-right/comment-page-1/#comment-179180 Tammy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:39:31 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1545#comment-179180 You have http:// in twice for the link to the book. Might want to fix that. You have http:// in twice for the link to the book. Might want to fix that.

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