People love to ask what you do for work and understand your professional trajectory. Often, it’s a surface question. Or, used to quickly categorize people in familiar boxes. But beneath this lies a far more interesting story. 
I don’t think you can truly answer questions about work without exploring ambition and identity. Looking back over the last... See more

But the real challenge will be understanding what kind of work we’re actually suited for. School taught us to chase prestige, follow templates, and want what everyone wanted. It never taught us to understand our own wiring.

Most of us don’t know what actually suits us. We never had to.