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195 sats \ 4 replies \ @billytheked 28 Oct \ on: Talent redux mostly_harmless
Thanks for sharing and well done. I hope this means you'll be 'around' a little more.
I haven't yet read the piece yet, but what you shared already resonated with me.
I left a position in August, a dying enterprise. Besides, the work had started to feel morally compromising which was the main reason I'd walked away. I had nothing else lined up so the next few weeks I took to myself as I looked elsewhere. Now I've found something I enjoy doing more and the pay is actually better.
Not sure how that works. Maybe there is something bigger at play.
@remindme in 8 hours to finish reading
Did you do anything special in those weeks off? Approach it differently than in the past?
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Yes. I lined it up so I quit right before a vacation (I don't recommend doing this, but I made it work) so I got to spend the first 10 or so days on a tranquil lake in the Appalachians. I woke up early and worked on short fiction every day, spent a lot of time around my loved ones and spent a little more than I could afford (I am still catching up). I am trying not to dwell too much on the last thing, because this was the first time for a long time that I let go of some of my inhibitions. Coming back to reality, I have had to work a little harder, but I think I appreciate that work twice as much now.
I think, like your (ex?) CEO, that playing to your strengths is generally a good bet, even though you might not be in the right place at the right time. (@SimpleStacker's post from earlier today is worth the read and related. Environment and peers can be either silent killers or really raise you up while you might be performing optimally.
Do you have some idea of what you'll do next?
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No real idea. I'm v serious about trying to pay attention to what moves me, though, and move toward the smell of apple pie.
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I hope you are able to recognize a good thing when you've got it!
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