How to Find Fulfilling Work (The School of Life)

First, what are the core elements of a fulfilling career? We need to know what we are actually searching for, and it turns out that there are three essential ingredients: meaning, flow and freedom.

that following our values, passions and talents is the most likely way to satisfy our hunger for fulfilment.

research: the most emotionally corrosive form of regret occurs when we fail to take action on something that matters deeply to us.

A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labour and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To hims

Clinging onto a job that no longer suits your personality or aspirations can be like trying to hold onto a relationship that just isn’t working because you’ve grown apart.

the feeling that we are respected by others for what we do and how we do it is one of the keys to having a meaningful career.

status, or to be guided in our search for meaning by our values, talents and passions?

Grin and bear it? Forget it. This is a book for those who are looking for a job that is big enough for their spirit, something more than a ‘day job’ whose main function is to pay the bills. It is a guide for helping you take your working life in new directions, and for bringing your career and who you are into closer alignment.

There comes a point when splitting up is probably the healthiest option, painful though it may be.