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i wish we’d grown up on the same advice - by vincent huang

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a few weeks ago i had a job interview. we had some extra time at the end so i took the chance to ask my interviewer (let’s call them p) a few questions me: what would you say is the primary source of joy in your life? is it your work or personal relationships or something else? p: i would say there are three main components. you actually just mentioned two of them: one is people and another is creative work, like art or research. the third one is fulfilling obligations. they all contribute to my sense of meaning in different ways - social things help me feel a sense of connection, creative work helps me feel like i’ve expressed myself, and obligations make me feel like i have weight in the world, like i’m not unbearably light me: interesting... i guess i asked that question because a lot of my friends in industries like big tech or finance openly admit to doing meaningless work, but they have good social lives, and they seem like they’re having a good time, so i’ve been wondering if ma

also on mit admissions a few weeks ago i had a job interview. we had some extra time at the end so i took the chance to ask my interviewer (let’s call them p) a few questions me: what would you say is the primary source of joy in your life? is it your work or personal relationships or something else? p: i would say there are three main components. you actually just mentioned two of them: one is people and another is creative work, like art or research. the third one is fulfilling obligations. they all contribute to my sense of meaning in different ways - social things help me feel a sense…

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