Daily Stoic Entry #17: Am I Doing Work That Matters?

January 17th 2022

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Morning Reflection:

Depending on the definition of work. If it’s my day-job then I suppose that it matters. It matters that I do a good job. It matters to the clients and the company and it matters to me to do a good job in that field. When it comes to all other work however, the most important work I can do is working on myself and taking care of my life. Developing the things that I've been missing. Finding those things in life that make me happier that is important work, work that matters. Work that matters to me.

Evening Reflection:

Examine not only the context of work whether it’s private or professional, but also the meaning of work. Not by external standards whether the work matters, but by your internal standards. What work matters to you? Either by the value you produce with this work or by the value it gives you. Some work matters purely for your own sake and no one else. That is what matters most. The work you put in for your own personal satisfaction and meaning is what matters, too much time is spend by you on external validation of your work if it matters or not. Enough of that! The work that matters can only by decided internally by you.

Title prompts are taken from The Daily Stoic Journal by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman.