My friend and I both left corporate jobs to pursue more authentic work, but now we spend all our time strategizing about our 'authentic path' and have lost the playful creativity that inspired the change. We've turned following our passion into another form of career planning.
More people experience this than they realize.
The goal of living authentically has been colonized by the same optimization mindset they sought to escape.
“Where Are You with The examined natural life — Nasreddin's synthesis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.