Your Sorting Hat: Direction over destination, courage to begin and applying learnings
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (May 17, 2022)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"Keep track of your long term.
'Coz the longer your planning horizon -
The better will be your career and money decisions."
II.
"All work is not equal. Neither is the time you spend doing it.
The outcome depends on - what, how and who you do it with."
III.
"In the digital era, the traditional linear career path is over.
Choose a direction not a destination - to make the most of it."
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Stephen King, American author of horror and fantasy, talks about the writer's state - in his memoir/ masterclass book - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft :
"The scariest moment is always just before you start."
Source: Book: On Writing by Stephen King
II.
Yuval Noah Harari, historian and philosopher, explores the beliefs and pursuits of humans through history in his book - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind :
"..The capitalist and consumerist ethics are two sides of the same coin, a merger of two commandments. The supreme commandment of the rich is ‘Invest!’ The supreme commandment of the rest of us is ‘Buy!’
...The new ethic promises paradise on condition that the rich remain greedy and spend their time making more money and that the masses give free reign to their cravings and passions and buy more and more. This is the first religion in history whose followers actually do what they are asked to do. How, though, do we know that we'll really get paradise in return? We've seen it on television."
Source: Book: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
1 Question
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Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times