With the wifey away on a shopping trip with her girlfriends on a Sunday evening, soundtrack of Talaash playing on the stereo and not really much "work" to take care of, its again one of those times when you can ponder about things that the daily regimen just doesn't let you.
One of the articles I read on my not-that-rare gluttonous reading spree in office was on what to seek in a career. Basically, you need to seek legacy, mastery and freedom , in that order. It all sounds very simple. First, seek a career where you can have some kind of lasting effect on the world. What kind of jobs really make the world a better place? Medicine, engineering and education are of course the usual suspects. But what about financial analysts or those people in advertising. Does their work really make the world better? May be in an indirect way. Some financial analysts "package risk", so that the small shop owner's odds of paying off his mortgage is better understood by the banks and they may be more willing to lend.
The next is to aim to master a set of skills. And then you seek freedom to be able to choose what projects you take on,etc.
The article is worth a read. But just like any self help article, you should spend more time analyzing your existing career and see how those principles may apply better.
One of the articles I read on my not-that-rare gluttonous reading spree in office was on what to seek in a career. Basically, you need to seek legacy, mastery and freedom , in that order. It all sounds very simple. First, seek a career where you can have some kind of lasting effect on the world. What kind of jobs really make the world a better place? Medicine, engineering and education are of course the usual suspects. But what about financial analysts or those people in advertising. Does their work really make the world better? May be in an indirect way. Some financial analysts "package risk", so that the small shop owner's odds of paying off his mortgage is better understood by the banks and they may be more willing to lend.
The next is to aim to master a set of skills. And then you seek freedom to be able to choose what projects you take on,etc.
The article is worth a read. But just like any self help article, you should spend more time analyzing your existing career and see how those principles may apply better.
