How to Think About Work Now

She Knows the Way

Jul 19 2022 • 29 mins

You’ve probably heard the old saying – “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” For years, conventional wisdom around that first part – finding a job you love – was to do  something with purpose and meaning to you.

But as we re-evaluate how work is working in the wake of the pandemic, we wanted to ask a different question: What purpose does work serve in our lives? In other words, what do we want work to do for us?

Adrian Granzella Larssen was the first managing  editor at The Muse, a website that helps people navigate their careers. So she’s facilitated a lot of conversations about work. But Adrian has also been on her own journey to define––and redefine––the purpose of work, both before and after her years at The Muse. With some surprising revelations along the way.

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