It's not exactly a startling critique, but still nice to know that the new paperback copy of the Play Ethic has made its way out to the South China Morning Post for a review (on extended post below).
South China Morning Post
Sept 11, 2005
The Play Ethic - A Manifesto for a Different Way of Living
by Pat Kane
Pan, $ 130
Reviewed by Tim Cribb
Most people seem resigned to exchanging at least eight hours of daily
tedium for money. Most people like money and will work more and more
hours for it. Not many have much fun doing what they do, and fewer
still actually enjoy it. However, an increasing number of men and women
are choosing to focus more on the satisfaction they derive from their
work.
Pat Kane, a Scottish musician/journalist/commentator, argues in
The Play Ethic that the time has come to get over
the industrial revolution and play more by working less. Play isn't
about shirking responsibility, but rather being more imaginative and
confident about experimenting and taking chances.
Will Hutton said in
The Guardian newspaper that the quest for happiness and the desire to
strike a work-life balance is "coming of age", with employers
increasingly open to giving people "some autonomy over how they use
their time". And economists are questioning whether the profit motive
really explains why people work.
This book is a fascinating exposition
on how we might all lead better lives. But it does sound a bit like
hard work.
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