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> We are all, no doubt, born for a wise purpose. I've heard and seen this time and time again and yet there's no advice on how to find that purpose. It's alway

by canaus 8y ago

> We are all, no doubt, born for a wise purpose. I've heard and seen this time and time again and yet there's no advice on how to find that purpose. It's always easy to say, "do what you love" but how do you find what you love?

jdhawk 8y ago
Do lots of varied things, gravitate towards the ones you enjoy the most.
Matticus_Rex 8y ago
Lots of books on that as well: https://www.amazon.com/True-Purpose-Strategies-Discovering-Difference/dp/0615267939 https://www.amazon.com/True-Purpose-Strategies-Discovering-D...
jimbokun 8y ago
I think it's terrible advice. Do what brings the most value to others, that you have the talents to accomplish, and that you also enjoy doing. I think the intersection of those sets is the most likely place to find one's "purpose". There are plenty of things you might "love" to do, that will leave you destitute and unfulfilled if you devote your life to doing them.
- tonyedgecombe 8y ago
  It has to align with your values, there is no point going to work on missile software if you are a pacifist at heart. The work needs to be meaningful. There should be some element of mastery, you need to be challenged in your work but not completely out of your depth. You also need a degree of autonomy, this is what makes most corporate life so miserable, they have so many rules you can't decide anything. Money doesn't matter so much, most people adjust their lifestyle to their income and get used to it.
combatentropy 8y ago
I sense two questions. 1. What kind of role should I play? Should I be a doctor or a lawyer, a salesman or a programmer? This is the question that the chapter addressed, and I think this question is easier. It should be obvious whether you would rather be a salesman or a programmer. It can get harder as you try to discern between two similar jobs: sales or management, mathematician or professor. I believe personality is partly biological, and you should try to go with your natural grain. The Myers Briggs theory helped me, although at first it was hard to grasp. The best way may be to do a web search for each of the 16 personalities, read a few descriptions, and decide what you are based on that, instead of taking the tests. The theory may be pseudoscience, but it seems close to the truth. 2. Where should I work? Should I work at a website for finding restaurants or in healthcare? Should I work at Uber or Lyft? Or a nonprofit? Should I found my own start-up? If so, what should its product be? I think this question is harder for most people, and I don't have a sure theory for how best to tackle it. What I'm coming around to believing though is that you get no meaning out of serving yourself. Sure, you need to take care of your needs, but if you try to find a job to fulfill yourself, you wind up empty. Instead I begin to sense fulfillment when I focus on helping other people. So, maybe ask questions like (A) What am I good at, or what do I have to offer (this is question #1, above). (B) What needs are out there, and (C) What are the opportunities within reach to mix A with B? Maybe start with small steps.
I_complete_me 8y ago
I am trying to get through the book "What is your WHAT?" by Steve Olser. It may be his way of making money, not sure what it will do for me. I also looked at the Goodreads website to see what other people who read this book recommended. Hope this helps.

by canaus 8y ago

jdhawk 8y ago

Do lots of varied things, gravitate towards the ones you enjoy the most.

Matticus_Rex 8y ago

Lots of books on that as well: https://www.amazon.com/True-Purpose-Strategies-Discovering-Difference/dp/0615267939 https://www.amazon.com/True-Purpose-Strategies-Discovering-D...

jimbokun 8y ago

I think it's terrible advice. Do what brings the most value to others, that you have the talents to accomplish, and that you also enjoy doing. I think the intersection of those sets is the most likely place to find one's "purpose". There are plenty of things you might "love" to do, that will leave you destitute and unfulfilled if you devote your life to doing them.

tonyedgecombe 8y ago
It has to align with your values, there is no point going to work on missile software if you are a pacifist at heart. The work needs to be meaningful. There should be some element of mastery, you need to be challenged in your work but not completely out of your depth. You also need a degree of autonomy, this is what makes most corporate life so miserable, they have so many rules you can't decide anything. Money doesn't matter so much, most people adjust their lifestyle to their income and get used to it.

combatentropy 8y ago

I sense two questions. 1. What kind of role should I play? Should I be a doctor or a lawyer, a salesman or a programmer? This is the question that the chapter addressed, and I think this question is easier. It should be obvious whether you would rather be a salesman or a programmer. It can get harder as you try to discern between two similar jobs: sales or management, mathematician or professor. I believe personality is partly biological, and you should try to go with your natural grain. The Myers Briggs theory helped me, although at first it was hard to grasp. The best way may be to do a web search for each of the 16 personalities, read a few descriptions, and decide what you are based on that, instead of taking the tests. The theory may be pseudoscience, but it seems close to the truth. 2. Where should I work? Should I work at a website for finding restaurants or in healthcare? Should I work at Uber or Lyft? Or a nonprofit? Should I found my own start-up? If so, what should its product be? I think this question is harder for most people, and I don't have a sure theory for how best to tackle it. What I'm coming around to believing though is that you get no meaning out of serving yourself. Sure, you need to take care of your needs, but if you try to find a job to fulfill yourself, you wind up empty. Instead I begin to sense fulfillment when I focus on helping other people. So, maybe ask questions like (A) What am I good at, or what do I have to offer (this is question #1, above). (B) What needs are out there, and (C) What are the opportunities within reach to mix A with B? Maybe start with small steps.

I_complete_me 8y ago

I am trying to get through the book "What is your WHAT?" by Steve Olser. It may be his way of making money, not sure what it will do for me. I also looked at the Goodreads website to see what other people who read this book recommended. Hope this helps.