3 ways to find a meaningful job, or find purpose in the job you already have

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Broaching the question "What is my purpose?" is daunting - it's a grandiose idea, but research can make it a little more approachable if work is where you find your meaning. It turns out you can re...

Broaching the question "What is my purpose?" is daunting - it's a grandiose idea, but research can make it a little more approachable if work is where you find your meaning. It turns out you can redesign your job to have maximum purpose. There are 3 ways people find meaning at work, what Aaron Hurst calls the three elevations of impact. About a third of the population finds meaning at an individual level, from seeing the direct impact of their work on other people. Another third of people find their purpose at an organizational level. And the last third of people find meaning at a social level. "What's interesting about these three elevations of impact is they enable us to find meaning in any job if we approach it the right way. And it shows how accessible purpose can be when we take responsibility for it in our work," says Hurst.

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