Article from NYT Magazine

Colleges & Universities University of Chicago
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<p>Read this and you’ll know why I linked it.
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<p>How does this guy not mention “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?” Everything from the joy of labor to The Committee on Social Thought reeks of it.</p>

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<p>There is another thread discussing this article: “The case for working with your hands” in the Parents Forum.</p>

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<p>I liked the article. :)</p>

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<p>I live in Richmond and am tempted to contact him. haha maybe I’m just weird</p>

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<p>Working with your hands for $40/year (he said he actually makes about $20/hour!) with no benefits?</p>

<p>yea, great choice. </p>

<p>Of course the real story is surely a bit more nuanced - you don’t get such an article placed in the NYT without (1) a good agent and (2) a good deal if writing work on the side.</p>

<p>My guess is that his motorcycle “business” is more of a cover story for his real career of writer. Heck, PhD turned mechanic will look great on the book jacket. Sure sounds better than former lobbyist.</p>

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<p>Kind of cynical, aren’t we, newmassdad? :)</p>

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<p>cynical? Maybe. But I sure know a handler when I see one.</p>

<p>Look at it this way, J’aboude. How hard was it for you to get your last article published in the NYT Magazine? </p>

<p>This guy is either a lost soul (just read the string of jobs/careers he describes in the article) or a rising author. I know what I’d bet on…</p>

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<p>I do work with my hands, and as a profession it did sort of fall in my lap, but I’ve never gotten past my home’s Lunchtime Gazette (also known as the Refrigerator Magnet Times and Review). I liked the article, but then again, I liked Harry Potter too. Anyways, it’s a lot better than the one with the guy that couldn’t talk to his plumber.</p>