Thought of the day- Make yourself obsolete. Learn everyday.

What’s the most important career advice you’ve ever received? It could be anything, an advice from your colleague, a lesson you learnt the hard way, or a piece of wisdom that changed your perspective! 🌟🌟

Remember that a job, even a great job or a fantastic career, doesn’t give your life meaning, at least not by itself. Life is about what you learn, who you are or can become, who you love and are loved by.—Fran Dorf, Author and Psychotherapist

Just putting it out there. If you quiet quit and decide to focus on finding another job. If you have other priorities like fitness, family or other things that are more important to you than advancing in your career. Whatever your situation is, breathe. But do not procrastinate or lose hope if some interview or anything doesn't go well. Consistency compounds. Remember that.

The paradox of wanting not to exist yet actively avoiding death is evidence that one ultimately wishes for hope rather than disappearance. It’s the unconscious’s want to die but because the unconscious doesn’t know what death is it wants to have no control because that’s the closest thing to death it can think of. The death drive is the reason people stay in bed scrolling on their phone for hours or why people stay in abusive relationships because in doing those things people give up control of their life. This relinquishing of control offers a semblance of relief from the burden of existence, providing a temporary escape from the complexities of life. However, it also perpetuates a cycle of stagnation and suffering, ultimately hindering personal growth and fulfillment. This revelation ultimately serves as a catalyst for self-awareness and growth.

Here’s mine, Care deeply about any work that you touch, give your best and more. The effort really shows, especially when you can solve something better than what they hoped for.

Have been on my first job for over 8 years now. Joined as an associate, changed various roles and made progress to become a PM. Happy with my job and importantly, I've been learning new things everyday and have a great leader. But constantly, at the back of my mind, i have a thought, will i become irrelevant one day? Is it bad to stay at the same company for too long (or forever)? What are the pros of changing the job? What are cons of sticking back? Any input, is much appreciated!

Want to discuss if sabbatical being a taboo is valid and peoples opinions of it. I will start with mine Background - 8 years in tech 3 company switches Sabbatical of 1 month, 3 month and 6 month between each break. Personal experience - quite enriching. Though there was panic and anxiety of not having a job during the period, it truly helped me take a step back, reassess my career trajectory, and mostly just Destress and re prioritise Every now and then i loose my true love for tech and product and the sabbaticals helped me to rediscover that by just reading about technology that was not outcome driven ( like for switching a job) Quite rewarding each time in terms of salary jumps also. I think i was able to make a better case for myself at a particular position just because i had more time to process stuff from last job. It also helped me make better decisions for next thing which has in general helped me shape my career better ( i think atleast) Open to anyone sharing their stories/perspectives related to sabbaticals