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The Risks of Treating Your Job as the Sole Source of Identity and Meaning
I want to be clear that I think for many people, work is a fundamental source of identity and meaning. The problem with a work-centric existence is often for many people their job is the only place where they're getting the validation they crave. People with greater what researchers call self-complexity or different self-aspects are not only more well-rounded but also better workers.