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Many parts of this made me think “wow are we the same person”

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Can confirm! This is Drew's burner account

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point 4 is amazing. i've always felt almost rubbed the wrong way by people who don't have passion for anything and believe with all of them that a job is what life is. I think it is vital for a person to have something that makes them express or feel excitement in a way that grows their mind, body and soul. This way so informative and fun to read. Your writing feels like talking to a friend, just great

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!!!!!!!!

This whole post reminds me of quote I once read in a Youtube comment (of all places), "The antidote to burnout is being interested again in your own life."

Once people let that sink in, so much shifts. Beginning with their relationship with soul-sucking corporate work....

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Great read, glad you've broken free. The list of reasons you were called Harvard was particularly hilarious, thank you for your specificity!

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Absolutely loved this, I really really enjoy your writing (please publish more).

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Strange thing to comment on your own post but ok

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This all feels too self referential I’m feeling dubious

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Every word of this is a mirror of my own professional experience. Honestly one of the most relatable posts I’ve read on this platform. Thanks for your brilliance.

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Corporate is where free thinkers go to die an excruciatingly slow death.

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Glad this made it out the notes app

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loved this!! let me know if you’re ever in New York!!

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I read it now. And I can’t relate more. I came into my first corporate job after college and 6 months in I felt. Dead. My soul? Dying. My motivation to live? Gone.

And worst part of all, I thought I was the only one feeling this way!! Turns out, it’s almost all of us. But we are so afraid to say something, we end up miserable, living behind masks 🙃

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I haven’t even read this yet and I’m having PTSD 😭

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Such a good read!!! 👏🏻👏🏻 I really resonated with this.

Thanks for sharing!

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So yes to all of this, in a major way. My only issue with it is how many people literally can’t go out and look for a passion because they need to eat and sadly the majority of jobs on offer are just as horrid as the one you happily escaped. We need to change society so it works for human beings.

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This was excellent! I found your points about passion vs product and collecting things for the sake of collecting them especially eye opening.

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this spoke to my soul

All i want is to be useful to others. As you mention - small businesses are designed to do that, large businesses are not. I have contemplated learning a trade just to be useful in a tangible way. Still figuring out what that might be...

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