From Chasing Happiness to Embracing Purpose

From Chasing Happiness to Embracing Purpose
A Guide to Finding Meaning in Your Career
Jack Turner, MBA
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May 21
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Photo by Magda EhlersThe average person spends 90,000 hours at work in a lifetime, roughly 3,500 days. Put another way — you spend a third of your life at work.
These are the most productive years of your life.
If you’re going to put that much of your life force into anything, you want to…
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Written by Jack Turner, MBA
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Career writer; helping knowledge workers build skills, pay bills, and prepare for the future of work. Inquiries: jackjosephjohnsonturner@gmail.com
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