“A healthy man wants a thousand things, a sick man only wants one.” - Confucius

The jobs that can't and shouldn't be automated

This is the story of one of my classmates from INSEAD who after a storied career at McKinsey and KKR found out that he had lung cancer.

I have spent the last week in the hospital taking care of a loved one. We tend to take our health for granted until we can’t. We assume that life will chug along making room for our trivial conflicts with coworkers, issues about promotions, taxes, and the quest for more pay, but everything can change in seconds. This is not a newsletter that will give you seven ways to be healthy. Rather I want to discuss the importance of certain jobs that need the human touch.