Is There a Loss Aversion?

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Totalye: I was offered this full time position at the palati studio, and i thought, well, you know, you can't do full time and then another part time. So i've just been thinking, what if i kind of put down the staffing for a little bit and just saw what it was like on the other side? Totalye: Ye, it might be a little painful to put it down, but at the end of the day, like, it's not something i want to do really. "I thi, iin li ol that loss aversion biased," she says.

When Trish first started working in corporate recruiting, she had wonderful co-workers, a supportive manager, opportunities for growth—it was “bliss.” But the bliss evaporated in 2020 when she got laid off during the pandemic. She’s since found a different job in the same field, but also decided to try her hand at teaching pilates part-time. Now, after burning the candle at both ends, Trish is burned out and unsure of the best path forward. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Nathan and Susannah Furr, authors of The Upside of Uncertainty. They have some useful tools to help Trish—and all of us—find our footing in uncertain times.

If you liked this episode, check out: “How To Bounce Back From Burnout” and “How To Advance Your Career by Quitting Your Job.”

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