Seven Core Ideas for Great Working Lives (and here's the first one)

About this episode

This episode discusses the first of seven core ideas that emphasize the importance of work in creating a fulfilling life.

Seven core ideas form the foundation of Great Work , and this episode considers the first of those, that work’s a huge part of life, and it should therefore be a part of what makes your life fulfilling and fun. For references and links, see the email version at letter.adamsandell.com/core-ideas-1. If you haven't already signed up for the email newsletter (which contains the podcast version too), you can do so at www.adamsandell.com/newsletter. Thanks so much for listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letter.adamsandell.com

People in this episode

Host: Adam Sandell

Topics covered

• work-life balance
• fulfillment
• core ideas
• self-improvement
• business insights

Keywords

• great work
• core ideas
• fulfilling life
• self improvement
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Great Work, letter.adamsandell.com, www.adamsandell.com

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