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Six-Word Memoirs
Six Words About Work
The latest installment of the bestselling Six-Word Memoir® series, SIX WORDS ABOUT WORK, offers more than 400 passionate ways at looking at work today. Created by SMITH Magazine and the consulting firm, Mercer, SIX WORDS ABOUT WORK is a perfect stocking stuffer, sixth night of Hanukkah treat, or gift for any graduate trying to make sense of the vast world of work. Packed with inspirational quotes on why people do what they do, tips and tricks to navigate the work life, and lessons learned along the way, SIX WORDS ABOUT WORK will inspire and delight readers of all passions and professions—six words at a time.
120 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2011
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About the author
Larry Smith
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Larry Smith is the founder of The Six-Word Memoir® Project, a bestselling series of nine books, board game, live event program, and a global phenomenon found in classrooms, conferences, and corporate settings alike.
Larry speaks on the power of personal storytelling across the world. He has been invited to work with teams at Twitter, Levi’s, JPMorgan Chase, Snapchat, Dell, Yelp, Shutterfly, ESPN and Google; nonprofits including the Zen Hospice Project and Dress For Success, as well as foundations, philanthropies, and schools. He’s a frequent speaker at conferences such as TEDx, PopTech, Summit Series (called “Davos for the Millennials”), the AARP 50+ Convention. He teaches the class, “What’s Your Story? How to Deliver an Authentic Elevator Pitch” in private sessions and on-site at companies.
Prior to founding the Six-Word Memoir project, Larry had a robust career in journalism. He was articles editor of Men’s Journal, executive editor of Yahoo! Internet Life, senior editor at ESPN The Magazine, a founding editor of P.O.V. and editor-in-chief of its sister publication, EGG. While living in San Francisco, he was managing editor of the wire/syndication service AlterNet and an editor at Dave Eggers' Might Magazine. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, ESPN Magazine, Popular Science, Men’s Health, Salon, Slate, Buzzfeed, and has contributed essays to many anthologies, including Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion and The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving and (Sometimes) Leaving San Francisco.
He lives in Berkeley, CA, with his wife, the writer Piper Kerman, and their son.
Larry Smith is the founder of The Six-Word Memoir® Project, a bestselling series of nine books, board game, live event program, and a global phenomenon found in classrooms, conferences, and corporate settings alike.
Larry speaks on the power of personal storytelling across the world. He has been invited to work with teams at Twitter, Levi’s, JPMorgan Chase, Snapchat, Dell, Yelp, Shutterfly, ESPN and Google; nonprofits including the Zen Hospice Project and Dress For Success, as well as foundations, philanthropies, and schools. He’s a frequent speaker at conferences such as TEDx, PopTech, Summit Series (called “Davos for the Millennials”), the AARP 50+ Convention. He teaches the class, “What’s Your Story? How to Deliver an Authentic Elevator Pitch” in private sessions and on-site at companies.
Prior to founding the Six-Word Memoir project, Larry had a robust career in journalism. He was articles editor of Men’s Journal, executive editor of Yahoo! Internet Life, senior editor at ESPN The Magazine, a founding editor of P.O.V. and editor-in-chief of its sister publication, EGG. While living in San Francisco, he was managing editor of the wire/syndication service AlterNet and an editor at Dave Eggers' Might Magazine. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, ESPN Magazine, Popular Science, Men’s Health, Salon, Slate, Buzzfeed, and has contributed essays to many anthologies, including Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion and The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving and (Sometimes) Leaving San Francisco.
He lives in Berkeley, CA, with his wife, the writer Piper Kerman, and their son.
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March 2, 2024
Work covered ok here but slipshod.
"Six Words About Work" is a marginally adequate contribution to the Six-Word series. Although, this book covers a number of important topics in the world of work it does not have the charm that other offerings in the series do. Thus it is not so much a book for the casual reader interested in the subject. It does provide some limited resources for anyone who needs source material to examine the nature of work.
An additional irritation is posed by the fact that this is a much briefer book than other more useful volumes,. Thus, "Not Quite What I Was Planning" has about 220 pages of entries with five entries on most pages. By contrast, this volume has about 100 pages of entries with four entries on most pages. So the the actual amount of material is far more limited than it would initially appear.
This book is recommended for hard-core completionists who must consume every book in a series and individuals who need to review a large number of ideas and attitudes about work for instructional or other professional purposes.
3.5 stars rounded to 3.
"Six Words About Work" is a marginally adequate contribution to the Six-Word series. Although, this book covers a number of important topics in the world of work it does not have the charm that other offerings in the series do. Thus it is not so much a book for the casual reader interested in the subject. It does provide some limited resources for anyone who needs source material to examine the nature of work.
An additional irritation is posed by the fact that this is a much briefer book than other more useful volumes,. Thus, "Not Quite What I Was Planning" has about 220 pages of entries with five entries on most pages. By contrast, this volume has about 100 pages of entries with four entries on most pages. So the the actual amount of material is far more limited than it would initially appear.
This book is recommended for hard-core completionists who must consume every book in a series and individuals who need to review a large number of ideas and attitudes about work for instructional or other professional purposes.
3.5 stars rounded to 3.
April 22, 2019
weakest in the series
October 16, 2015
Is it poor taste to give something five stars when you wrote some of it?
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