<aside> 💡 This writing exercise is designed to get to the specific work that fulfills you, decoupled from the traditional categories of work that can limit your search.

This should free you up to focus on the specific activities you are doing in your work instead of job titles which are unreliable and context specific.

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STEP 01

For each of the following 4 types of work ask the following question:

What 3 experiences made me feel most alive, most myself, like I was at my best most often, where I felt a sense of purpose, where I lost time because I felt most engaged, fully expressed, like I was accessing my true potential?

STEP 02

Then for each of those experiences ask these questions:

<aside> 💡 What were the tasks I was doing when I felt most alive? What were the tools/tech/platforms I was using? What were the processes I was engaged in? What were the projects I was involved in? What were the topics, subjects or areas of focus I was focussing on?

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Paid work

Leisure, fun / craft

Roles you’ve played

Classes and courses of study