You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a "Useless" Liberal Arts Education
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316548804 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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He and his wife live in northern California. . George Anders is a contributing writer at Forbes, exploring issues related to careers, education and innovation. Earlier in his career, George served as a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company magazine and Bloomberg View. Their two sons are s
You can segue from anthropology into the booming new field of user research; from classics into management consulting, and from philosophy into high-stakes investing. You will discover why people who start in eccentric first jobs - and then make their own luck - so often race ahead of peers whose post-college hunt focuses only on security and starting pay. At any stage of your career, you can bring a humanist's grace to our rapidly evolving high-tech future. In YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, George Anders explains the remarkable power of a liberal arts education - and the ways it can open the door to thousands of cutting-edge jobs every week.The key insight: curiosity, creativity, and empathy aren't unruly traits that must be reined in. Our destinies have been reduced to a caricature: learn to write computer code or end up behind a counter, pouring coffee. In a tech-dominated world, the most needed degrees are the most surprising: the liberal arts Did you take th
Packed with relatable stories and role models, it not only inspires you with stories about what liberal arts grads have done with their educations, but also gives you a clear map to find your own path in the world."Laszlo Bock, author of Work Rules!, former SVP of People Operations at Google, and CEO of Humu, Inc."Anders shows us precisely why majors like Philosophy, History, and Anthropology teach the skills employers can't outsource to robots and software students should feel not only reassurance or permission but an actual obligation