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When work is not going well, it's useful to remember that our identities stretch beyond what is on the business card, that we were people long before we became workers - and will continue to be human once we have put our tools down forever.

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Alain de Botton
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 20
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City of Zurich
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