Benjamin Todd
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4,140 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 28 May
Benjamin Todd’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Think back to what you were most interested in five years ago, and you'll probably find that it's pretty different from what you're interested in today.
And as we saw above, we're bad at knowing what really makes us happy.
This all means you have more options for a fulfilling career than you think.
Do what contributes.
Rather than follow your passion, our slogan for a fulfilling career is, get good at something that helps others, or simply do what contributes.
We highlight get good because if you find something that you're good at that others value, you'll have plenty of career opportunities, which gives you the best chance of finding a dream job with all the other ingredients, engaging work, supportive colleagues, lack of major negatives, and fit with the rest of your life.
You can have all the other five ingredients, however, and still find your work meaningless.
So you need to find a way to help others, too.
If you prioritize making a valuable contribution to the world first, you'll develop a passion for what you do.
You'll become more content, ambitious, and motivated.
This is what we found in our career advising.
For instance, Jess was interested in philosophy as an undergraduate and considered pursuing a PhD.
The problem was that although she finds philosophy interesting, it would have been hard to make a positive impact within it.
Ultimately, she thought this would have made it unfulfilling.
Instead, she switched into psychology and public policy and became one of the most motivated people we know.
To date, thousands of people have made major changes to their career path by following our career advice.
Many switched into a field that didn't initially interest them, but that they believed was important for the world.
After developing their skills, finding good people to work with, and finding the right role, they've become deeply satisfied.
Here are two more reasons to focus on getting good at something that helps others.
you could be more successful.
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