#294 How to find Fortitude with Bruce Daisley
Squiggly Careers
Is There a Connection Between Identity and Work?
The idea of enmeshment is when your identity isn't distinct from your job. And there's some real dangers to that, because we are all probably working longer than before. We see ourselves as a way to paint this redemptive image of ourselves. When that fails, it's potentially, in the case of those athletes vividly shows, is potentially a risk. So i think, you know, identity can be incredibly propelling for us. It can be incredibly motivating, but it's also thatEnmeshment, i think, is a genuine risk ofgenuine exposure.
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