020: I Hate My Job | Finding Passion in What We Do

In these trying times, jobs are relative uncertainties. How many people have lost their "secure jobs" as an effect of the covid-19 pandemic?

Virtually every other day, a pilot opens up a burger stall, or an engineer turns into a full-time food delivery guy.

On the other hand, those who get to keep their jobs face new challenges. Working from home and overwhelming workloads - that might be because others have been retrenched. Also, many public figures encourage people to leave unfulfilling jobs and chase their dreams.

Thus, there is a tug-of-war going on between the need to hold on to a job to make ends meet and the desire to give it up to pursue a passion.

Subsequently, all of this may contribute to heightened levels of anxiety.

In this episode, The Barakah Effect talks about what does it mean to dislike a job, why it happens, and how we may perhaps even find joy, fulfilment and passion in our jobs.

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:50 Skilful but not passionate

00:05:49 A survey on 1 billion workforce

00:07:26 The brothers discuss experiences of hating their jobs

00:09:34 Our work is a big part of our identity

00:11:28 Three angles to a job that you might like

00:13:39 The most attractive jobs for engineers

00:16:51 Steve jobs advice for job seekers

00:18:14 The passion trap

00:22:23 Why do people hate their job?

00:28:10 Look for something positive on your job

00:34:07 Be the change you want to see

00:37:30 Challenges give you satisfaction

00:39:50 Adopt a 'learning mindset'

00:43:24 Embrace the process of discovery

00:45:58 How to start discovering your passion?

00:49:06 Finding passion in places where you least expect