Many white-collar workers are lucky enough to have creative-class jobs that are satisfying, which is great as long as you're still able to carve out true, work-free leisure at some point. But there's been a kind of sneaky reframing of work as play as the Silicon Valley model has been imported into other fields. Now you see adult offices that look like nursery schools, and staff paintball parties, work cultures that encourage the "We're a family here!" fantasy while preventing workers from going home at a reasonable hour to be with their actual families.
Now we have a gig economy where many people are holding down several jobs at once. The whole concept of a 40-hour week makes people under 30 laugh. - Katrina Onstad
Now we have a gig economy where many people are holding down several jobs at once. The whole concept of a 40-hour week makes people under 30 laugh.
- Katrina Onstad
I know Stephen King is uncompromising on the idea that writers should practise their craft every single day, and it clearly works for him. Personally… - Katrina Onstad
I know Stephen King is uncompromising on the idea that writers should practise their craft every single day, and it clearly works for him. Personally…
On a societal level, what happens to community when people don't have time to gather or connect, in person, not just over social media? Not having ti… - Katrina Onstad
On a societal level, what happens to community when people don't have time to gather or connect, in person, not just over social media? Not having ti…
I talked to a lot of people about what makes a good weekend, and discovered a few common threads: human connection, play, interaction with nature, ex… - Katrina Onstad
I talked to a lot of people about what makes a good weekend, and discovered a few common threads: human connection, play, interaction with nature, ex…
It used to be that wealthy people were the leisure class, and having time off was a status symbol. That's switched now: being busy and overworked is … - Katrina Onstad
It used to be that wealthy people were the leisure class, and having time off was a status symbol. That's switched now: being busy and overworked is …
If you're in the mood for a blushing art house romance, you'll fall for it, too. - Katrina Onstad
If you're in the mood for a blushing art house romance, you'll fall for it, too.
There's something about the weekend, even for non-religious people, that feels sacred, so a violation of that sanctified time is almost a betrayal, s… - Katrina Onstad
There's something about the weekend, even for non-religious people, that feels sacred, so a violation of that sanctified time is almost a betrayal, s…
We know that people who work without breaks get tired, introduce errors, get sick and miss out on life. Make no mistake: those staff room hammocks ar… - Katrina Onstad
We know that people who work without breaks get tired, introduce errors, get sick and miss out on life. Make no mistake: those staff room hammocks ar…
For me, writing started as pleasure that became professionalized, so my relationship to it is a bit sullied. I'm working it out. - Katrina Onstad
For me, writing started as pleasure that became professionalized, so my relationship to it is a bit sullied. I'm working it out.
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