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Why Does Work Dominate Our Lives? [Paul Millerd]

The Examined Life

CHAPTER

How to Find Work That Matters to You

When I quit my job I just wanted to run away from work. My association with work was that something that might like ruin your life turn me into an overweight cynical old man which was my biggest fear. What I discovered over the past six years is that you can find work that matters to you and develop a relationship with it that is sustainable. That's a lot of what I write about but a lot of this was triggered by something I discovered on one of your early podcasts with Andrew TaggartOh go for it he wrote this article a different version of your question if work dominated your every moment would life be worth living in Aon It was written in December 2017 yeah and it I'll

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