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Love it! Thanks for this I get why we tend to focus on business-related outcomes for topics like this, but I wanted to note that there is nothing wrong with Jo
by simonhamp 4y ago
Love it! Thanks for this
I get why we tend to focus on business-related outcomes for topics like this, but I wanted to note that there is nothing wrong with Joy + Skill - Need outside of a business context.
I actually believe that seeking this out is a fundamentally great way to make yourself happier in general, which can balance out the apparent -Joy from your job.
It's not going to be possible for everyone all of the time to experience the perfect intersection of these three in a single context; their position and size will fluctuate over time, so it's important to find/create alternate sources to achieve that "ikigai"
- smartbear 4y agoI agree, great point that "need" is strictly in the business context. In fact, "not need" might even be more enjoyable. I play the piano strictly for myself; if I "needed" to do it, it would completely change the activity in a negative way. It's true I wrote this specifically for finding fulfillment _at work_, but that's a great observation. (Even more specifically, in response to that quoted Hackernews piece, and then my system for dealing with the same thing.)
- quickthrower2 4y agoJoy + Skill - Need might work in some cases where you start off a business as a toy. There is a PG essay on this [1] For example I am pretty sure NodeJS would have been started as a "what if we..." rather than "this will improve dev productivity by X%". [1] https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/why-toys/ https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/why-toys/
- pflanze 4y agoWhy are you saying that this is a "PG essay"? The page states that it is written by Aaron Harris.
- quickthrower2 4y agoSorry I was so sure it was a PG essay in my mind I didn’t read the page again to check. :-(. Apologies to Aaron!