One Apple A Day #475 - a meaningful job
We are all aware of the importance of finding meaning in what we do. In this McKinsey’s article, the authors say that "increasing the ‘meaning quotient’ of work" has a huge impact on people's performances.
If you do a quick search online, you will find plenty of articles with suggestions on how to find a meaningful job. However, there is a high probability that the quest for a meaningful job will be delusional for many. Because a job does not have a meaning on its own. It is just a job. As much as an object is just an object. We infuse meaning in things, including jobs. We can not expect for our job or for anything else to give meaning to our life. We are the only ones who can give meaning to our lives. We must look inside, dig out our values and aspirations, understand what really matters for us and then we can infuse meaning in what we do.
"We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly." — Viktor E Frankl