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Part 1: We reviewed over 60 studies about what makes for a dream job. Here’s what we found.
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We all want to find a dream job that’s enjoyable and meaningful, but what does that actually mean?
Some people imagine that the answer involves discovering their passion through a flash of insight, while others think that the key elements of their dream job are that it be easy and highly paid.
We’ve reviewed three decades of research into the causes of a satisfying life and career, drawing on over 60 studies, and we didn’t find much evidence for these views.
Instead, we found six key ingredients of a dream job. They don’t include income, and they aren’t as simple as “following your passion."
In fact, following your passion can lead you astray. Steve Jobs was passionate about Zen Buddhism before entering technology. Maya Angelou worked as a calypso dancer before she became a celebrated poet and civil rights activist.
Rather, you can develop passion by doing work that you find enjoyable and meaningful. The key is to get good at something that helps other people.
Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/job-satisfaction/
Narrated for 80,000 Hours by Perrin Walker of TYPE III AUDIO.
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client: 80000_hours
project_id: articles
narrator: pw
qa: km
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We all want to find a dream job that’s enjoyable and meaningful, but what does that actually mean?
Some people imagine that the answer involves discovering their passion through a flash of insight, while others think that the key elements of their dream job are that it be easy and highly paid.
We’ve reviewed three decades of research into the causes of a satisfying life and career, drawing on over 60 studies, and we didn’t find much evidence for these views.
Instead, we found six key ingredients of a dream job. They don’t include income, and they aren’t as simple as “following your passion."
In fact, following your passion can lead you astray. Steve Jobs was passionate about Zen Buddhism before entering technology. Maya Angelou worked as a calypso dancer before she became a celebrated poet and civil rights activist.
Rather, you can develop passion by doing work that you find enjoyable and meaningful. The key is to get good at something that helps other people.
Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/job-satisfaction/
Narrated for 80,000 Hours by Perrin Walker of TYPE III AUDIO.
Share feedback on this narration.