Squiggly Careers

Squiggly Shortcut: 4 Questions to Help You Make a Difficult Career Decision

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Oct 16, 2025
Making tough career choices? Discover four engaging questions to tackle uncertainty and clarify your path. Visualize your future to create distance from the stress of decision-making. Separate your feelings from facts to gain objective insights. Connect with others who’ve walked similar paths for valuable perspectives. Finally, define your personal motivations to build resilience and confidence. Tune in to turn confusion into clarity!
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INSIGHT

Own The Decision To Reduce Overthinking

  • Career decisions become harder when we doubt ourselves or outsource the answer to others.
  • Taking ownership and following a simple framework reduces getting stuck and overthinking.
ADVICE

Zoom Out To Find Perspective

  • Imagine yourself five years from now and describe your perfect day or week to gain perspective.
  • Connect today's decision to that future version to see which option moves you closer to your ideal life.
ADVICE

Use A Five-Minute Facts Vs Feelings Test

  • Set a five-minute timer and split a page into facts (left) and feelings (right) to separate data from emotions.
  • Naming emotions on paper reduces their power and reveals whether feelings are clouding your clarity.
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