You need balance
Too often on WSO I see posts from people questioning the purpose of life. What's going on? After all, you worked hard to get where you wanted to get. You sent out cold emails. You practiced extensively for your interviews. You landed the dream job. You earned a promotion in two years. Now what? What comes next? Work for another promotion? Lateral to a different company? Start your own business?
I have a humble take on this issue: You are focusing too much on career and neglecting other key areas of life.
You need to achieve balance. I like to think of life as four pillars that hold up a structure:
1) Physical
2) Social
3) Spiritual
4) Career & Finances
If a pillar deteriorates and collapses, the structure (you) will tip and collapse along with it. Therefore, it's important to focus on all four pillars to maintain your well-being.
If you reached a good place in your career & finances but still feel empty...maybe you should consider starting a family; volunteering; running a half marathon; improving your diet; traveling; attending religous services; spending more time with Mom & Dad...whatever floats your boat!
Define what will keep each of the four pillars strong, make a list, and act on it. This is how I found deep meaning in my own life.
This was very insightful. I definitely neglect my spiritual pillar and physical pillar. Thank you for sharing.
How would you address the spiritual pillar for a non-religious person?
For me, I’ve always tried to balance work with socializing and fitness basically. Go out enough to keep from going crazy, and hit the gym often enough to stay sane. Probably need to spend more time balancing life out.
For a non-religious person I'd say meditation is a great outlet to develop the Spiritual pillar without being beholden to a specific doctrine.
You could try charity work too
Meditation is excellent for people who aren't necessary religious - I hate religion because of how structured, rigid and hypocritical it can be but meditation has helped me believe not neccesarily in "God" but a shared collective conciousness and human connectivity.
Give it a shot, you'd be surprised on how much you gain from the practice.
I'd also say the spiritual pillar is anything related to mental health
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