wgloucester | 7 years ago | on: Why I Quit Tech and Became a Therapist
At first I was hesitant to read this, as it sounded like the musings of yet another software engineer who, upon attaining career success and financial security, starts to become restless and chase vague goals like "happiness" because now they're too successful and there's nothing more for them to work towards. It's one of those problems you have to be extremely fortunate to have, and I can't relate to it at this point in my life. Actually reading to the end, though, it sounds as though what he was really seeking was more along the lines of spiritual fulfillment - and it sounds like he found it, through a series of inquiries and experiments that don't necessarily align with what society tells us we're supposed to find meaning in. Even for people not experiencing the particular problem of existential ennui plaguing the socio-economically privileged, I think this article has useful things to say about how to figure out what to do with your life - especially if financial security is a non-issue, whether because it's virtually guaranteed or because it's extremely improbable no matter what path you choose.