I agree with the writer on current discussions on ambition and early career advice: they’re bland, abstract, and mostly focused on the “self”. It lacks a bigger

I agree with the writer on current discussions on ambition and early career advice: they’re bland, abstract, and mostly focused on the “self”. It lacks a bigger picture of how a person should interact with their community. A more practical early career advice that generalises consists of only two steps. (1) Find a community you enjoy spending time in. (2) Create value for people in that community. Feeling useful and creating value for other people is what can drive you to push yourself, grow, and have pride in your work.