The Last Component of a Workday

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The setting, the stress, the clarity and the control of your work all matter. We should engineer for the characteristics of our work just like we might engineer to get in better shape or live in a place that has more activities that make us happy. So what I want to do is go through those four characteristics again and for each give you a concrete example of someone who has engineered their career to push that characteristic in a good direction.

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Today’s Deep Question: Why are lumberjacks happier than lawyers? [3:06]

- Should I leave a good job to gain more autonomy? [32:34]
- Should I quit my trainer job? [38:31]
- What does Cal’s workday look like? [45:52]
- How can I create a career without skills? [54:48]

CASE STUDY: The Slow Lawyer [58:38]

Books Cal Read in December [1:05:33]

Links:

- washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/06/happiest-jobs-on-earth/
- frugalwoods.com/2021/09/15/mr-fw-retired-and-we-paid-off-our-mortgage-frugalwoods-fire-is-complete/
- bench.co/blog/small-business-stories/paul-jarvis/
- calnewport.com/blog/2017/05/22/john-grishams-15-hour-workweek/
- itsfreetime.com/about

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.