I mean, sure, everything is wrong right now, but if you are career-questioning maybe you are exactly where you should be. Just promise me you won’t WORK it out.
Dec 19, 2023Liked by Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins
“... the busyness in the world would not help me succeed.” And the rest is the ugly truth about the members of the “grind culture” we live in. And feeling shame for taking a break and doing less also resonates. Thanks for sharing at such a critical time in my life ... what really matters.
Yes...I have really noticed how the grind culture addicts that surround us even find a way to turn wellbeing into a competitive sport. Biohacking, and how long can you fast, and what new substance can you experiment with, and how long can any of this make you live, because somehow it's taken for granted that living to be 110 is going to be awesome somehow. I find that whole wellness grind culture disturbing and kind of infuriating. (Like the way they don't call it health and wellness and wellbeing...all terms associated with women, instead coining "bio-hacking." Which could set me off on a whole other rant about how "growth hacking" is really just marketing. OK, I'll stop now LOL.)
I have a similar struggle...for years in our previous venture I *did* so many different things, some of which were more visible than others. And I never really stopped to assess which were the things I not only *could* do, but was truly good at and also truly loved doing. That Venn diagram of what you love, what you're good at, what you can get paid for, and what has impact can gets pretty screwed up when you live your life in start-up mode.
“... the busyness in the world would not help me succeed.” And the rest is the ugly truth about the members of the “grind culture” we live in. And feeling shame for taking a break and doing less also resonates. Thanks for sharing at such a critical time in my life ... what really matters.
Yes...I have really noticed how the grind culture addicts that surround us even find a way to turn wellbeing into a competitive sport. Biohacking, and how long can you fast, and what new substance can you experiment with, and how long can any of this make you live, because somehow it's taken for granted that living to be 110 is going to be awesome somehow. I find that whole wellness grind culture disturbing and kind of infuriating. (Like the way they don't call it health and wellness and wellbeing...all terms associated with women, instead coining "bio-hacking." Which could set me off on a whole other rant about how "growth hacking" is really just marketing. OK, I'll stop now LOL.)
Yes. THIS -> "wellness grind culture"
I have a similar struggle...for years in our previous venture I *did* so many different things, some of which were more visible than others. And I never really stopped to assess which were the things I not only *could* do, but was truly good at and also truly loved doing. That Venn diagram of what you love, what you're good at, what you can get paid for, and what has impact can gets pretty screwed up when you live your life in start-up mode.
Yes--you had the high class problem of being good at a lot of things. I feel most for the extremely competent. I'm not joking.
Well, thank you :) I think it is hard to get clear on what you most should do when you have a lot of choices for what you could do.