Should I Change My Job?

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Jesselyn Ifill: We were talking about people who are working too much and wondering how they can maybe make that more sustainable. She says the answer comes back to lifestyle center career planning. Aspirational lifestyle goal should be tangible, she says; figure out how do I work backwards from that? And then you sort of build a reasonable plan to get closer to that vision,. But we cannot abstract income completely out of these discussions because if your income is below a certain level, there are issues that could arise that will destabilize any way.

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DEEP DIVE: Work Cycles [6:57]

- Should I leave my relaxing job to make more money? [33:54]
- Is there a need for deep work retreats? [45:59]
- How do I find time to work deeply when I’m busy? [53:07]

Case Study: On Walking and Remote Work [57:25]

- Can Cal explain more about the “celebration” bucket? [1:02:09]

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