Alex, thank you for sharing this! I’ve found many bits of information in this piece to be both inspiring and assuring. The section on work dynamics and balance really resonated with me. It was a nice reminder that a lot of these aspects can coexist at the same time.
I’m particularly interested in hearing more about your career path ahead, if there’s anything else you’d like to share! Did this role reveal skills or interests that shaped your path? How confident are you that you’ll stick to what you have planned? And again, thank you for your reflections.
I appreciate hearing how this might have resonated with you! And good questions...
I do think being able to explore different opportunities and kinds of work helped me identify relative interests. But I don’tthink I have a foolproof plan.
To simplify my career planning, I imagine it’s like I’m trying to find the overlapping center of the “Ikigai” Venn diagram model; working at EA NYC has helped me improve my understanding of what I’m good at, what I enjoy, what the world needs, and what I can be paid for (in varying capacities).
Ultimately, however, I have a limited understanding of myself and the world, so I am still trying to answer these questions. Also, all of the above factors are constantly changing, albeit some more than others.
So while reflecting and gaining experience through EA NYC has been helpful, it’s also helped to (gradually) accept that the world is really complicated and that there may be moving targets.
Thanks for your questions—this was a valuable reflection exercise for me. Basically, I’m not super confident in my plans, so I’m curious how others think about things too!
Alex, thank you for sharing this! I’ve found many bits of information in this piece to be both inspiring and assuring. The section on work dynamics and balance really resonated with me. It was a nice reminder that a lot of these aspects can coexist at the same time.
I’m particularly interested in hearing more about your career path ahead, if there’s anything else you’d like to share! Did this role reveal skills or interests that shaped your path? How confident are you that you’ll stick to what you have planned? And again, thank you for your reflections.
I appreciate hearing how this might have resonated with you! And good questions...
I do think being able to explore different opportunities and kinds of work helped me identify relative interests. But I don’t think I have a foolproof plan.
To simplify my career planning, I imagine it’s like I’m trying to find the overlapping center of the “Ikigai” Venn diagram model; working at EA NYC has helped me improve my understanding of what I’m good at, what I enjoy, what the world needs, and what I can be paid for (in varying capacities).
Ultimately, however, I have a limited understanding of myself and the world, so I am still trying to answer these questions. Also, all of the above factors are constantly changing, albeit some more than others.
So while reflecting and gaining experience through EA NYC has been helpful, it’s also helped to (gradually) accept that the world is really complicated and that there may be moving targets.
Thanks for your questions—this was a valuable reflection exercise for me. Basically, I’m not super confident in my plans, so I’m curious how others think about things too!