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Finding Work You Love & The 12 Points of Pleasure Test

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It was late 2022, when I had a job that, despite high-paying & home office, made me live in constant high-alert mode, throwing me into tears every time I pressed "log off". There's a sort of pain that I experienced that I could never really describe despite my best efforts: something about having your real talents put aside, while being under-resourced and under-supported, to deliver what's being asked — from people who are clueless about what they themselves are looking for. The problem when you're in this place — disconnected from work you actually enjoy — for too long, is that you might start losing your sense of self. Your work identity. You don't know which direction to aim when there are no clear parameters for what has to be accomplished — besides other people's opinions. Which is the perfect recipe for having you question your own self-worth. "Will I ever be able to do anything good with my life?" — I asked out loud, multiple times, at some point of my downhill journey. That's

It was late 2022, when I had a job that, despite high-paying & home office, made me live in constant high-alert mode, throwing me into tears every time I pressed "log off". There's a sort of pain that I experienced that I could never really describe despite my best efforts: something about having your real talents put aside, while being under-resourced and under-supported, to deliver what's being asked — from people who are clueless about what they themselves are looking for. The problem when you're in this place — disconnected from work you actually enjoy — for too long, is that you might…

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