Jonathan Malesic on finding meaning in our work.

Guest: Jonathan Malesic

What typically doesn’t show up on Jon’s bio: The Parking Lot Movie

I learned a lot working as a parking lot attendant. I think it’s made me a better worker and a better person. – Jonathan Malesic

Don’t search for “purpose.” You will fail. by Jonathan Malesic in The New Republic.

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— Jon Malesic (@JonMalesic) May 23, 2015

The best productivity tool we have as faculty is not a technology; it’s our personal self-investment in our work. It’s our commitment to students. It’s our commitment to research. It’s our commitment to our institutions. – Jonathan Malesic

We can be so committed to our work that we eventually start to hate it. We have identified ourselves so strongly with it that it becomes too much of  a burden for our work. – Jonathan Malesic

Students’ evaluation of us and student learning doesn’t necessarily match up very well with our evaluation of ourselves. – Jonathan Malesic

That’s still something worth hoping for… But, it’s important to tell students that [the center piece] isn’t always attainable. There’s a lot of meaning to be had in our work, even if we don’t hit that “sweet spot.” – Jonathan Malesic

Article: Job, career, vocation, life by Charles Matthews in Inside HigherEd

In the Name of Love, by Miya Tokumitsu

A Life Beyond Do What You Love, by Gordon Marino

No Time: How Did We Get so Busy?, by Elizabeth Kolbert