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#career-change
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days agoI was a laid-off software engineer who pivoted into blue-collar work because of AI. One year in, I couldn't be happier.
Tabby Toney transitioned from software engineering to welding after being laid off, finding job security and satisfaction in her new career.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days agoI was a laid-off software engineer who pivoted into blue-collar work because of AI. One year in, I couldn't be happier.
Tabby Toney transitioned from software engineering to welding after being laid off, finding job security and satisfaction in her new career.
#identity
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
11 hours agoI spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals
Building a life based on societal expectations can lead to a personal crisis when the facade becomes unsustainable.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
5 hours agoPsychology says people who feel like they've been living someone else's life aren't confused or ungrateful - they're often the ones who were so good at adapting in childhood that they never stopped adapting long enough to find out who they actually were - Silicon Canals
Adapting to others' needs in childhood can lead to feeling disconnected and lost in adulthood.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour agoPsychology says people who mellow out as they get older aren't the ones who suffered less - they're the ones who decided, at some point and without always knowing they were deciding, that the suffering was going to make them more open rather than less, and that decision, remade daily in small ways that nobody notices, is the entire difference - Silicon Canals
Emotional responses to life's challenges can change over time, leading to greater peace and stability despite ongoing difficulties.
#ai
Philosophy
fromEntrepreneur
1 day agoThe Leadership Skill That's Quietly Fading in the Age of AI
AI-driven efficiency risks diminishing deep thinking, leading to a loss of original understanding and nuanced insight among leaders.
Marketing tech
fromHR Brew
1 day agoAI is changing how people look for jobs, forcing recruiters to keep up
AI is transforming SEO and recruitment strategies, requiring adaptation to new search behaviors and tools.
fromFast Company
2 days agoWhat to do after a life-defining mistake
The only thing worse than making a mistake is keeping it bottled up inside. Learning from the mistakes of others could help you embark on the healing journey of sharing and working through a mistake of your own, with someone you trust.
Books
#confidence
Growth hacking
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe people who look most successful on the outside often have no idea what they're doing - they just learned early that confidence and competence look identical from a distance - Silicon Canals
The gap between perceived success and actual competence is significant, often leading to overconfidence in those with limited knowledge.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 days agoI was laid off twice from the same company. The second time was a gut punch but taught me not to take cuts personally.
When the CEO held a virtual town hall in 2020 and said there needed to be layoffs, I knew I would be one of the first to go because I served zero purpose at that point.
Marketing
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 hours agoI'm 37 and the friendships in my life that have lasted are the ones where we stopped pretending - stopped curating what we showed each other, stopped performing the version of our lives that made sense on paper - and what replaced the pretending is the best thing I have built in the last decade - Silicon Canals
Authentic friendships emerge when individuals drop their facades and share their true struggles with each other.
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoI retired at 62 with everything I'd worked for - a paid-off house, healthy savings, and freedom to do whatever I wanted - and spent the first six months feeling like I was disappearing because nobody needed me anymore - Silicon Canals
For forty years, I knew exactly what I was doing. Check the schedule. Load the van. Drive to the job. Solve problems. Go home tired but satisfied. Now I had nothing to check, nothing to load, nowhere to go.
Retirement
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
11 hours agoNot everyone who avoids asking for help is proud. Some of them asked once, received it with a lecture attached, and learned that the cost of support was a small erosion of standing they could never quite earn back. - Silicon Canals
Asking for help can lead to unintended consequences that affect relationships and self-perception.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. It comes from years of translating yourself into a version that other people could handle, and the exhaustion lives in the gap between who you are and who you've been performing so consistently that even you forgot there was a difference. - Silicon Canals
Workplace burnout often stems from the exhaustion of pretending to be someone you're not, rather than from overwork itself.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoIt took me until 37 to realize that almost all successful people let go of these 7 habits, but average performers keep clinging to them - Silicon Canals
Successful people abandon habits that keep others stuck, focusing instead on effectiveness and prioritizing their time.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThere's a specific kind of loyalty that keeps people in jobs, cities, and friendships years after the reason they stayed has disappeared. It's not inertia. It's that leaving would require admitting the time already spent wasn't building toward something, and that admission costs more than staying another year. - Silicon Canals
People remain in unfulfilling situations due to the fear of admitting past investments were unproductive, not because of passivity or fear of change.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoI'm 34 and I just realized I've been performing competence at work for seven years because somewhere along the way I confused being impressive with being safe, and the exhaustion I thought was burnout was actually the weight of never once letting anyone see me learn something for the first time. - Silicon Canals
Performing competence can lead to self-erasure and social rewards, masking genuine capability with a polished exterior.
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoI moved 13 times over 15 years to advance my career. I would never wish this on anyone.
Frequent relocations for academic career advancement create emotional exhaustion and disconnection despite professional success, ultimately revealing the psychological cost of mobility.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
1 month agoAdapting to change is the most critical professional skill today
Agility Quotient (AQ)—the ability to adapt to constant change—is the primary intelligence determining success and well-being in modern society, surpassing IQ as a predictor of career advancement and leadership effectiveness.
fromFast Company
3 days agoYes, it's possible to lead without dominating. Here's how
Leaders are expected to set clear direction while remaining open to challenge. To move quickly with decisive action while also taking people with them. To hold authority while fostering shared ownership and to deliver results without eroding trust.
Psychology
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoThere's a particular kind of strength that belongs to people who rebuilt their entire personality after 40 - not because something broke them, but because they finally had enough distance from their childhood to see what was never theirs to carry - Silicon Canals
Personality changes after forty often reflect a deeper honesty about one's true self rather than a crisis or breakdown.
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoStart Strong: Your Career Plan for 2026
Many women begin the year with broad ambitions: Do more. Progress faster. Lead better. But without a clear career plan, it is easy to get caught in urgency, competing priorities, and other people's agendas.A strong start to the year is not about doing everything at once. It's about building a focused, realistic plan that aligns with your goals, values, and current season of life.This post outlines a step-by-step approach to planning your career for 2026 so that you can move with clarity rather than pressure.
Wellness
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago"You're not in exile, you're on the forefront of a change"
After relocating back to my home in the Midlands, I find clients are reluctant to look further afield than their back gardens. As a working-class creative, I understand that regional pride is something to be celebrated, but navel-gazing only contributes to the brain drain down the M1. When working with cultural clients, if I make reference to things from London or abroad, it's met with defensive disdain.
Arts
Women
fromBusiness Insider
2 months agoI'm 59 and have no plans to retire. I waited until my 50s to build my dream career, so I'm just getting started.
No plans to retire; career and personal fulfillment began in the 50s, leading to ongoing ambitious work and a public platform focused on women over 50.
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