Your Work Will Change You Whether You Like It Or Not

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Be careful who you strive to become

I try to design these posts so that if I only earn 30 seconds of your attention, you’ll still have gotten the message. In this case, here it is: A post from the golden age of both twitter and roon, circa ~2022. I’ve previously written career advice from an altruistic perspective, arguing that people should be more ambitious about building skills to solve important problems. I think your career can be your biggest opportunity to help others. But even from a selfish perspective– my god, I think you should be careful who you strive to become. Like it or not, you will spend the best hours of…

Your Work Will Change You Whether You Like It Or Not

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