✏️ Midlife crisis is a myth - Boredom is the true culprit
A lot of people reached out to me and said they hit midlife crisis
Some were as young as 30
Others were as senior as 50
They said they did not enjoy their jobs and lost passion
💡 They wanted to do something new!
💡 They wanted to find what’s the “best fit”
💰 However, they were unwilling to pay cut
They were unwilling to start from the bottom again
🎯 To me, I believe midlife crisis is a myth
Our attention span got shorter because of technological changes
Because of increasing income, we get to enjoy more things
Hence, we have higher expectations and get bored easily
In a way, I think midlife crisis represents people getting bored with their jobs.
⚖️ The dilemma of midlife crisis:
The more years you spend in your role, the better you are
The more you will be rewarded
If you switch to a new industry, you will gain passion
But you need to accept the fact that there will be a pay cut
And even though you switch to a new job/industry, the pattern will repeat again
➰ It is a never-ending loop
You will get bored again in 5-20 years
✨ There are 2 solutions:
1. You keep switching jobs and industries and the same feeling will hit you again
2. Learn how to fall in love with your job again by approaching it in a different way
I believe the second solution is more feasible
It is similar to dating
Every relationship will reach a point of stability/boredom
❤️ How to renew a relationship is equal to how to reignite your passion with your job
I have been with recruitment for almost 7.5 years
There were days/weeks I felt bored!
💪 So I learnt to do new things such as hunting for new clients in a completely different industry.
Then I fell in love with my job again.
🎁 How do you find ways to reignite your passion in your job?
🎁 How do you deal with midlife crisis?
🎁 Do you think midlife crisis is similar to boredom? If not how do you interpret it?
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