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Do we owe our careers to our country?
Following your passion works best for folks with the privilege to manage the inherent risk of doing so.
Simone Stolzoff • The Good Enough Job: What We Gain When We Don’t Put Work First
All accomplishments came at someone else's expense. The corporate world fuels this non-zero-sum anxiety: if others are working late in the office, you convince yourself to stay late too. When others get promoted “ahead” of you, you feel insecure and envious because you think it means you aren’t good enough. But when you find a path that is uniquely
... See morePaul Millerd • Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
This efficient pursuit of predictable value is the quiet dignity of the mass of working people. But if we are to solve the bigger structural, spiritual, and intellectual problems which aren’t addressed by existing institutions, someone needs to be exploring off of the established road, where there is a high probability of failing to accomplish anyt... See more
Wolf Tivy • Quit Your Job
What I’m proposing asks you to give up the possibility of earning more than you are owed, to instead find satisfaction in reaping exactly what you’ve sown.
To treat the business as an ongoing, regenerative space of offering value and support. To receive returns based on your labor, your contributions, and to center collective success over individua... See more
To treat the business as an ongoing, regenerative space of offering value and support. To receive returns based on your labor, your contributions, and to center collective success over individua... See more