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Learning from dirty jobs | Mike Rowe

TED · talk · Watch on YouTube

Labor, work & inequalityProductivity & self-improvementIdeas & learning (other)

What it is

Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, shares stories from messy real-world jobs in this TED talk. He argues that hard work has been unjustly degraded in society.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It comes up in threads on career choice, trades, handiness and the 'follow your passion' advice.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “You might want to check out Mike Rowe's Ted talk, he touches on some of this.”

    Mike Rowe on valuing hands-on, unglamorous jobs.

    pbj, 2012-03 · Recommendation · in “Low pay low stress jobs/lifestyle”

  2. “I think Mike Rowe explains it best”

    Mike Rowe on how people choose careers and parental influence.

    shantanubala, 2013-01 · Recommendation · in “All My Life I’ve Been Told I Was Special. It Was A Lie.”

  3. “here's an excellent TED talk from Mike Rowe (from Dirty Jobs) on the subject”

    Mike Rowe on why fewer people are handy with their hands.

    InclinedPlane, 2013-03 · Recommendation · in “What Being a Handyman Has Taught Me About Male Insecurity”

  4. “This guy is a big proponent of more down to earth careers and I agree with everything he says”

    Advocates down-to-earth careers beyond the intellectual track.

    alexashka, 2015-04 · Recommendation · in “Best, Brightest – and Saddest?”

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Topics: mike rowe, dirty jobs, careers, trades, follow your passion

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