The Search for More Meaningful Work

I’ve been loving Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman. It’s inspiring, persuasive, and echoes what I’ve been thinking and feeling lately: there has to be more to life than just doing any old job. Earning money to give to effective charities might be a good start, but there’s potential to do so much more with our time, skills, and talents.

I’ve been wondering lately what it might look like to use my skills to work on solving serious problems in the world. There are so many to choose from, but most recently I’ve been looking at ways to prevent disease, fight poverty, and reduce the effects of climate change. I’m still not sure where I’ll end up, but I’m excited about the prospect of using my skills to solve one of the world’s biggest problems.

Why aren’t we measuring success by positive impact, rather than lofty titles or dollars earned?

Going forward, I intend to focus more on work that feels meaningful, even though I’m still figuring out what that looks like.

If you’ve been looking for more meaning in your work, or you’ve been feeling like there just has to be more to life, do yourself a favor and read Moral Ambition. It might just change your life.