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If your goal is to inspire yourself, reframing how you view your work can change how meaningful you find it.

Learning by doing is the best way to discover work you find meaningful.

Those of us who aren’t self-sacrificing saints will work on a group project only to the extent that we feel our individual efforts will contribute to a meaningful outcome.

The greatest wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data.

…the psychological and emotional labor required to balance meaningful interests and bullshit work is often daunting.

…it is possible to find purpose and meaning despite even the worst of bullshit jobs.

We expect a job to serve some purpose or have some meaning and are deeply demoralized if we find it does not.

…paradoxically, people regularly report that work is what gives the ultimate meaning to their lives, and that unemployment has devastating psychological effects.

…the executive defines the company’s purpose and objectives, giving everyone a sense of direction and adding meaning to work.

A manager must convince employees that what they are doing is meaningful and appreciated.