{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a3c828c3-73ec-4a4b-995c-958894896ec0/4d81be59-031d-4a28-9da8-633068d21fd5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Thinking about work - a discussion with Alain de Botton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e766b06c05e99e7f4093f/611e76a42e233c0012a960ec.png?height=200","description":"<p>Here he is, the philosopher king. Alain de Botton is the man that wrote philosophy books that sold like airport thrillers. He's sold millions of books reflecting on life, work and happiness.</p><p><br></p><p>We share a wonderful discussion about what role work can fulfil in our lives, where education is going wrong and how we can use psychology to help diagnose the challenges of our problem colleagues.</p><p><br></p><p>Alain's two new books from The School of Life are <a href=\"https://amzn.to/36v5bhz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to Get on With Your Colleagues</strong></a> and <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3aSqXiE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to Think More Effectively</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/alaindebotton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">You can follow him on Twitter</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">School of Life has over 5m subscribers on YouTube.</a></p>","author_name":"brucedaisley.com"}