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Escape the City: Purposeful Jobs, Courses, Events & Resources

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Enter, the tyranny of choice. Also referred to as Choice Overload. A term first introduced in 1970 by author Alvin Toffler, where essential choice overload happens when we have so many options available to us, that the idea of being able to weigh up the potential pros and cons becomes too overwhelming to be possible. Picture the scene. You sit down to start your job search, and 657 open browser tabs later you are completely overwhelmed and overwrought with uncertainty, dread and complete decision paralysis. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. As humans we make on average 35,000 decisions per day, and so throwing something as significant as changing job or even career path entirely is certain to get your heart rate up. A failsafe suggestion that has been a success during our Career Change Accelerator Programme, is the act of shifting your mindset to avoid getting trapped in analysis paralysis, and instead having a bias towards action. In practical terms this can mean ideating several opti

<p>Organisations in this category mostly operate within a single Town or City. Their consumer reach is often greater but c. 90% of their customers are localised.</p> <p>Organisations in this category have nationwide operations. They typically have operations and team members across multiple domestic locations.</p> <p>These organisation are explicitly working towards becoming planet-neutral and have goals and deadlines to meet those goals to improve their environmental practices.</p> <p>These organisations' business models and operations inherently are low impact e.g. Digital Services, Agencies

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