Jennifer Tosti-Kharas

He went sort of mad and kind of consumed by his own obsession to paint.

But it was sort of this all-consuming passion or obsession.

And he died in Polynesia without having returned home to this family that he essentially left behind.

Yeah, I would agree with that.

I think it's certainly something that people should be aware of and look out for.

So I think just in the same way that it might be this excuse, we don't have to pay you as much because you really love it, it also might be an excuse to not engage fully in areas outside of work

Because I'm so consumed by work and my work is the most important thing to me, at what point do other domains of life, whatever those are, whether they're a family who depends on you, whether they're just self-care and the cultivation of a life outside work, which has merit and benefit, at what point do those things suffer because of this kind of all-in sense of performing the work?

I think they are.

I think that is so well said.

And I think they are very similar processes.

I want to remind listeners who maybe haven't heard the Steve Jobs commencement speech in a while.

He makes this parallel.

He says, don't settle.

keep looking until you found that perfect fit, that job that you love.

It's as important in your work life as it is with your romantic partners.

I mean, he makes this literal parallel to a romantic search

and the search for the perfect job.

And just as this is a very high bar to live up to in your romantic life, this is a very high bar for any job to live up to.

And again, the research bears this out.

So people with stronger callings tend to be, so again, we've talked about how they're all in on work, they're very go above and beyond, think outside of the box.