Why I Quit Full-Time Roles
When I decided to say no to future freelance projects, I knew that it was time to take my writing, my online business aspirations, and my other ideas seriously.
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
some of the most painful times of my life were when I was unfulfilled in my work, when I was not applying my gifts toward a purpose I believed in. I remember quite well a meeting with a software company in Taiwan, where I worked as a translator and business consultant in my twenties. We were discussing some new technology, 3D sound or something lik
... See moreCharles Eisenstein • Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition
In short, I was mentally, emotionally, and physically burnout. But it took me a long time to figure it out because I wasn’t listless or unproductive or disengaged from my work. The problem was: All I was engaged with was my work. And that was causing me to work in a way that was utterly unsustainable.