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How to find a job that makes you happy
Finding a job that makes you happy is one of the hardest things to do. Most people don’t like their jobs for one reason or another, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to do. I think that the main reason that people don’t find their dream job is that they don’t put any conscious effort into it.
They go for money or comfort which is dumb. Of course you’re not going to be happy if you take a job for shallow reasons.
Trial and error
They say that you shouldn’t switch jobs too much, but I think it’s a good thing to do if you can’t find a career or a job that you like. How do you know if you don’t try? and why would you stick in a position that you don’t like?
Different jobs give you different experiences that will teach you a lot about what you want in a job and the working world in general. You’ll see what industries attract what people and what tasks you like and don’t like.
Plus, you’ll gain lots of new skills that will make you more employable in the future.
Creating a plan
In order to get what you want you need to create a plan that will help you get there. In order to create a plan, you’ll need to know what you want. But if you don’t then you’ll need to create a plan on how to figure out what you…