Someone asked me why my work matters and I answered entirely in terms of me, the salary, the title, the growth. Only afterward did I notice I never once mentioned who it helps. I've always thought of my job as what it does for me, and I'm not sure it does anything for anyone else.
More people experience this than they realize.
Realizing you think of your work only in terms of what it gives you, not what it gives others.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.