Finding Work You Love & The 12 Points of Pleasure Test
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A simple framework that helped me go from career crisis to career clarity (without changing fields).
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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