Work and purpose prompts

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Pick one cultural value about hard work or rest that you grew up with and write one sentence on whether your daily schedule actually reflects it.

Action

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Write down three things your job has taught you that you'd keep even if you changed careers tomorrow.

ActionWork

How do I handle the feeling of dread when I see an email from my boss and what is a ritual I can do before opening it?

Self-ReflectionWork

How do I handle the feeling of guilt when I spend my productive time on a hobby I love instead of on work?

Self-ReflectionMetaemotions

How come I feel like I have to earn downtime by being productive first?

Self-ReflectionWork

What is a way I can handle the feeling of losing my 20s to work by finding small ways to inject fun and play into my weekdays?

Self-ReflectionWork

Do you think the culture you grew up in gave you a particular idea about what counts as respectable work?

SocialCultural

Do you think we are more afraid of AI taking our jobs or AI taking our personalities?

SocialIdentity

Do you think going back to the office changed how you feel about work or did it pretty much pick up where it left off?

SocialWork

Do you ever feel like you are just a version of yourself at the office?

SocialIdentity

List every responsibility you've taken on at work in the past year and mark the ones you actually chose versus the ones that just drifted onto your plate.

ActionWork

Write down the one thing at work you'd stop doing tomorrow if there were no social consequences and ask yourself why you're still doing it.

ActionWork

Before you open your email tomorrow morning write down the one thing you most need to finish that day and start there.

ActionWork

What gets you motivated for work in the morning?

SocialMorning

What is one way you can bring more joy into your work environment?

SocialFun

Do you ever feel like you are just waiting for Friday to feel alive again?

SocialEmotions

Next time a work meeting feels like it could've been an email note which part actually needed the whole group there and raise it afterward.

ActionWork

Write down what you'd want your work to look like in three years and name one thing you could start doing differently this month.

ActionWork

How can you be more intentional about the speed at which you work?

SocialIntention

Do you ease into work or hit the ground running?

SocialMorning

Do you think we are more productive or just more automated than we used to be?

SocialDigital

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