A large part of society is forced to do repetitive, uninteresting work.

So, they say, the answer lies in finding “meaningful work”. This is an important thing to pursue, but it can also be taken too far.

People try to force “meaning” out of *all* work — a dangerous trap...
We do work for many different reasons.

Some of it may be meaningful, and we see evidence of it every day.

Other work may seem meaningless, because we don’t discover its meaning until much later. (Or, in some cases, it will show up after we die.)
Some work is done purely for fun, for exercise, for practice, for learning, for the pedigree that comes from failure today so you can succeed tomorrow...

Work can have many motives. Not all of them have to pass some subjective bar of “meaning”
I say all this because I have fallen into this trap myself, too.

An activity, a project, a task which I normally would have enjoyed doing purely for the sake of it... suddenly becomes the focus of a deep analysis of “why”

This analysis-paralysis is a form of self-sabotage
Do seek out meaningful work, and a mission that drives you.

Do NOT burden each and every thing you do with the weight of being “meaningful”

Sometimes, you just gotta do stuff cuz you gotta do them. The end.
Meaning can be found in so many other places!

In the curious chirp of a bird, the surprising taste of a meal, the laughter of a friend, the warmth of a pet...

Why must we only find meaning in one place — our work?
You can *choose* to see meaning in every moment, every part of your life.

When you do this, work becomes what it should be — a part of life, not the meaning of life.
The next time you’re on a walk, stop and notice one single thing. Really look at it. *See* it.

That one moment can give meaning to your day.

The balance of weight in your mind will shift away from work, and into this moments.
Do this as much as you can, throughout the day.

Fill your life’s fabric by transforming the mundane into meaningful moments.

Time itself will slow down to help your cause.
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