I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.” ~ Oscar Wilde If you are in the midst of a career transition, one thing that can really interfere with it is an abundance of good advice. And there is no shortage […]
Author Archives: Jason E. Smith
Why Having Meaningful Work is Essential: Insights from Depth Psychology
“Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.” ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky According to Carl Jung, when we lose what he called the ‘symbolic’ dimension of our work and understand it only in economic terms, we experience suffering. What Jung calls symbolic, Dostoevsky, in the quote above, calls ‘meaningful work’. […]
Thresholds
*Note: Since this episode was first published the name and format of this podcast has changed. I am leaving this post here as originally published. A newer version of this episode (with minor changes), together with all new episodes can be found at the Digital Jung podcast page.That Life Within You Podcast Episode #1: Thresholds http://69.89.31.198/~jungiant/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Podcast-1-Thresholds.mp3 […]
Where True Happiness Lives
I came across a lovely post at the On Being blog which is a reminder of the importance of Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do. The writer, Gary James, a bartender, discusses his movement away from writing poetry — an activity he has always experienced as a gift — and his recognition of his […]
The Evolutionary Value of Introversion
One of the questions that I received during my webinar, Networking For Introverts, last Wednesday was: “What is the evolutionary value of introversion?”It’s a great question and I wasn’t very satisfied with the answer I gave at the time. So here are some of my further thoughts regarding this: Two of the characteristics associated with […]
The Importance of Inner Work
Outer Work Most of the attention that we give to our work goes to things that are external to who we are as individuals. Our working imaginations are primarily concerned with such things as wages and benefits, the daily commute, our interactions with co-workers, and the tasks with which we are charged. When we think […]
Introverts in the Classroom
I came across an interesting piece on introverted children in the classroom. As the parent of a quiet child, it concerns me that my daughter may be overlooked and underestimated. This is, of course, the experience of many introverted people — children and adults alike. In workshops I have given on introversion, I hear story after […]
Why You Won’t Find Your Passion
Larry Smith: “No matter how many times people tell you, “If you want a great career you have to pursue your passion, you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue the greatest fascination in your life…you decide not to do it.”