> Lately, I don't feel motivated about anything. Job is okay and I just switched about 8 months back. I wonder why you mentioned "job" as your first driver for

> Lately, I don't feel motivated about anything. Job is okay and I just switched about 8 months back. I wonder why you mentioned "job" as your first driver for motivation and happiness. What about other parts of your life besides the job? Now I imagine since this is HN your probably only shared about that part, but I hope there is more to it - relationships with family, friends, significant other and so on. Hobbies (go to local meetups about your favorite technology), maybe other interests like sports. Someone mentioned other stuff like helping others: mentoring perhaps, a soup kitchen (I did that for a while, it really changes your perspective on a lot of things and challenges some assumptions). > I need to find something with purpose,big money, and satisfaction. That won't sit right with a lot of people. It is good you are honest though. But be prepared for people to focus on that. So you already make good money it seems but you feel you deserve big money? Why do you think you deserve to be in a leadership position and making big money? > was hired for a position that has no decision making power at all. Everyone here seems dumb and working on a few useless things. Now imagine if you made big money and still had no decision making power? What if you made less money but had decision making power? Which one would make you happier?