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Jumping into the void
“Yes, I’m ambitious,” a friend told me recently, “but climbing the corporate ladder does not interest me like it used to. A title, a bump in pay—it’s not satisfying. What I need to feel successful and fulfilled is completely different. Am I doing something that brings satisfaction? Do I feel like I’m learning? Do I feel like I’m contributing? Do I ... See more
Patricia Mou • [non-paywalled issue] The Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇 issue no.34
Experimenting with the mix of activities and my schedule is time consuming, but it is also hugely rewarding. Since I’m committed to building my life around good work, “wasting” days, weeks, or even months experimenting with new schedules is not a big deal. The real risk is wasting years working on the wrong things. When I find the right flow with m
... See morePaul Millerd • Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
I had been enduring a crisis of meaning. I wanted to live a life that mattered, to do things that were valuable – and I was increasingly haunted by the suspicion that nothing really mattered, that everything was ultimately meaningless.