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What Should You Work On?

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People aren’t deliberate enough about choosing what to work on. To paraphrase the words of John O’Donohue, we are blind to the complacency that passes for ambition in modern society. Too many of our smartest minds are working on trivial tasks and spending their time in corporations where they feel invisible. The vast majority of my

People aren’t deliberate enough about choosing what to work on. To paraphrase the words of John O’Donohue , we are blind to the complacency that passes for ambition in modern society. Too many of our smartest minds are working on trivial tasks and spending their time in corporations where they feel invisible. The vast majority of my friends who work for big companies say they’re bored, unchallenged, and under-employed. They don’t see the tangible benefits of their hard work. Looking like you’re being productive is often a better strategy for career advancement tha

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