Fulfilling work and purpose: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
Fulfilling work: Daniel Schäfer on your personal why
Unhappiness at work has many causes. Often, however, the work does not align with your personal why.
An excerpt from Daniel’s interview:
If you know your why, and which activities genuinely make you feel more fulfilled and happier, it is harmful to keep doing things that contribute nothing to it. Many people experience that at work. Getting up on Monday and thinking, “Shit, I have to go to work again,” is a strong indication. They experience work purely as labour, something they do not really want to do. Their body resists it. I do not think work should feel like that. We often act out of fear.
— Daniel Schäfer, translated
I agree with Daniel. More in episode 14.
A book I recommend in this context is The Cafe on the Edge of the World by John Strelecky.
Mindset is everything!
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
