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Why do some people follow their career dreams and others get stuck in a job they never intended to do and resent on a daily basis?
Alain de Botton has spent the last two years researching an eclectic range of occupations, from rocket science to biscuit manufacture, accountancy to art – in search of what makes jobs either fulfilling or soul-destroying.
To mark the publication of his new book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Alain will be at The Hub - hotbed of social and creative entrepreneurship - to interview six people who have followed their working dreams. He’ll ask what combination of luck and determination has got them to where they are now, what exactly they do all day and what it is about their work that really gives them pleasure. After the talk, there is opportunity to ask questions and meet the participating speakers.
Speakers
Olivier Geoffroy - furniture-maker and founder of Unto This Last
Mark Miodownik - materials engineer and founder of the Materials Library
Amy Wear and Gail Downey - fashion designers and founders of Weardowney
Richard Reynolds – guerrilla gardener
Oliver Rowe – chef and founder of Konstam restaurant
Jonathan Robinson – founder of The Hub (TBC)
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3 April 2009 at 7:00 pm |
Duration: | 2 hours |
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Venue: |
The Hub Kings Cross |
Organised by: |
The School of Life |
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Tickets: |
£15 |
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To book call 020 7833 1010 or e-mail info@theschooloflife.com |
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