{"id":115241,"date":"2023-10-10T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=115241"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:36:00","slug":"attitude-toward-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/attitude-toward-work\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Reset Your Attitude Toward Work and Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you define success? What do you value most in life? What fears do you have about making a living?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re taught that prioritizing work is the best or only viable life path. But, Paul Millerd says there&#8217;s a better way. To make a change, you must first unlearn convention and open your mind to alternatives. He recommends the &#8220;pathless path&#8221; of freelancing, but his advice about work attitude is widely applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how to reset your attitude toward work by reinventing success, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-face-your-fears\/\">facing your fears<\/a>,<em> <\/em>and discovering new values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-reinvent-success\">#1: Reinvent Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your attitude toward work is tied up with your attitude toward success. Millerd explains that most people hold two mistaken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/personal-beliefs-about-success\/\">beliefs about success<\/a>: First, they believe that they\u2019ll only be judged as successful if they meet certain socially determined benchmarks, which usually represent the accumulation of wealth or social status (for example, some people define success as becoming debt-free). This is mistaken because studies suggest that most people care more about living their values to the best of their ability than adhering to social standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millerd says the second mistaken belief people have is the \u201carrival fallacy\u201d\u2014the belief that once you achieve a given benchmark, like buying a house, you\u2019ll be happy once and for all. When they inevitably find that it doesn\u2019t make them permanently happy, they apply the same thinking to another, loftier goal. Millerd says this is mistaken because <em>nothing <\/em>can give you permanent happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instead of falling for these mistaken beliefs, reinvent success for yourself.<\/strong> Millerd recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-measure-success\/\">measuring success<\/a> in terms of <em>contributing something important to the world <\/em>and <em>living according to your values. <\/em>He explains that this dynamic process will naturally bring recurrent joy to your daily life, whereas static achievements like home ownership happen one time only and are innately less fulfilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2: Face Your Fears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reinventing success can often provoke fear\u2014for example, you might worry that deprioritizing work will make you go broke. When you\u2019re afraid of the consequences of reinventing success, Millerd recommends the following practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, write down the worst possible scenario and some steps you could take to recover from it. (for example, if you became homeless, one step toward recovery might be accessing a shelter).&nbsp; This step makes your fear more manageable by transforming vague anxiety into tangible concerns and instilling confidence that you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-handle-disappointments\/\">handle setbacks<\/a>. Then, write about what could go right\u2014the opposite of the worst possible scenario\u2014and what you might lose out on if you don\u2019t take this risk. This step makes your fear more manageable by shifting your focus from risks to benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/courage-is-calling\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Courage Is Calling<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>philosopher Ryan Holiday offers more advice about <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/courage-is-calling#dont-be-afraid-to-make-difficult-choices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facing your fears as you make risky decisions<\/a>. First, he recommends that you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/embrace-uncertainty\/\">embrace uncertainty<\/a>. He explains that even if you make the safest choices possible (like staying in the traditional workforce), there\u2019s still a chance that something could go wrong, so you might as well take the leap and pursue the option you truly desire instead of prioritizing security. Second, he says you should make a bold decision and stick with it. If you spend a lot of time weighing the pros and cons of your choice to deprioritize work, you\u2019re really choosing to stay stuck in your rut, which robs you of time you could be devoting to a better way of life.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3: Discover New Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you let go of society\u2019s definition of what\u2019s important, you must replace it with a new set of <em>personal <\/em>values. Millerd says <strong>the best way to discover your new values is by noticing what draws your attention.<\/strong> He explains that, when you begin to question what makes life worth living, you\u2019re naturally drawn to seek out new experiences\u2014and he says the experiences that hold your attention are typically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-do-you-care-about\/\">what\u2019s most important to you<\/a>. You may also return to experiences that held your attention during childhood\u2014for example, maybe you used to love making music but stopped when you became an adult and got a traditional job that sucked the life out of you. In that case, it may be time to explore making music again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millerd also suggests that you graciously accept differences of opinion. Many people in your life will still define success in traditional ways, which means they might not understand or approve of your decision to design your life around different values. That\u2019s OK\u2014they don\u2019t have to. What matters is that <em>you <\/em>understand and approve of your new values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise: Deprioritize Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Come up with a plan for deprioritizing work in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Think of a time when you prioritized work over other parts of your life. How did that impact your overall life satisfaction?<\/li><li>List some concepts from this book that you think could help you deprioritize work. For example, if you have a tendency to spend your excess money, you might take Millerd\u2019s advice to live more frugally so as to decrease the amount of hours you have to work.<\/li><li>Consider how you can apply those concepts to your life: What can you do differently in the future to make work less of a priority? For example, maybe living more frugally means not going out to eat very often, if at all.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you define success? What do you value most in life? What fears do you have about making a living? We\u2019re taught that prioritizing work is the best or only viable life path. But, Paul Millerd says there&#8217;s a better way. To make a change, you must first unlearn convention and open your mind to alternatives. He recommends the &#8220;pathless path&#8221; of freelancing, but his advice about work attitude is widely applicable. 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