Eoin Purcell's Blog

Have you ever read a book and before you started reading you thought well I know I am not going to finish this, its written by people who seem a little off the track, their thesis sound kooky and you think well I’ll give it a go and see what happens.

Nine out of ten times you don’t finish it but sometimes it challenges you or it makes you think or perhaps most terrifyingly begins to make a whole deal of sense.

Well in my case the book that made sense despite its apparent uselessness is called Nine Shift: Work, life and education in the 21st century by William A Draves and Julie Coates. It is a fascinating comparison of the current social and societal structure with that of 1900-1920. It suggest that the two periods have a considerably degree in common and predicts massive change in our society in the net 20-50 years.

I loved it because it makes sense and if opens your mind to thoughts that seem slightly whacky at first but as you test them you realise make excellent sense and in some small ways the predications are noticeably coming true.

It is well worth reading as is their blog which is here.