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Another thing is create a contract or promise with yourself that sets out conditions which when met would result in you quitting or finding something new. It’s
by miketery 5y ago
Another thing is create a contract or promise with yourself that sets out conditions which when met would result in you quitting or finding something new. It’s really hard in the moment or while on the inside to make a good decision. But if you thought about it before it’s easier since you’ve reasoned about it before at a distance.
You can always modify the contract of course. But I think a good reason to do this prior, is that humans are resilient and we can endure and adapt to range of conditions, even when deteriorating quickly. So remembering a certain baseline you set for yourself prior comes in handy!
- nitrogen 5y agoThis is a really good approach to a lot of difficult problems. I'd had this idea drilled into my head growing up of deciding carefully beforehand so you don't decide poorly in the heat of the moment, but somehow it hadn't occurred to me to apply it to the workplace. Could probably have saved myself a fair bit of stress this way.
- jiveturkey 5y agoJared Dunn did this, in the form of writing 3 letters when he starts a new job. And as we know, that guy f...