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Lenny's Podcast · August 3, 2023 · 65m
Career advice from a VP at LinkedIn, Greylock, and Wealthfront | Adam Nash
Adam Nash on the three buckets of career happiness: learning, impact, and compensation. Most career dissatisfaction comes from optimizing one bucket while ignoring the others. The framework for making career decisions that actually lead to fulfillment.
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Nash: you can control which bucket you prioritize (learning, impact, or compensation). You cannot control what the market offers you. The stoic career strategy: focus on the bucket that matters most to you right now, and accept the market's response.
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Nash: every promotion feels great for about 3 months, then it becomes normal and you want the next one. The career hedonic treadmill means that title and compensation gains never produce lasting satisfaction.
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