Gemma Spake

It's okay.

You know, it pays the rent.

It pays for your car payment.

You know, you sort of know what you're doing.

You have colleagues you chat to.

But deep down, you know you're not growing.

You know a part of you feels stuck.

And then another opportunity appears.

It's a different role.

Maybe it's in a different city, maybe a different field.

On paper, it's better.

But your brain doesn't see stable job versus better job.

Instead, it interprets this as loss of security, loss of familiarity, loss of routine, loss of competence.

and interesting job.

It doesn't assess those two, what there is to lose and what there is to gain accurately.

You know, those potential gains, more fulfillment, more alignment, more money.

a more aligned path to our brain, to our present day brain, they're kind of abstract.

They're in the future.

They're difficult to imagine because they're not in front of you the way that the potential losses are.

The way that they're very vivid because the thing you have to lose is right there.