Bugfixing your career
summary
Four measurable indicators guide career decisions: monday feeling, dollar index, escape speed, side project count. The method uses simple tools — a Notion journal with a weekly sentence, a salary-reaction check, an “if I didn’t have to work” escape-speed thought experiment, and counting new git repos or side projects — plus a learning diary to combat imposter syndrome. These metrics turn vague unhappiness into actionable signals, prompt perspective shifts or embracing adversity, and lead to concrete changes that restore motivation and meaningful work.
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chapters (24)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:36Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It's the courage to continue that counts.
- 3:55You have to work tomorrow.
- 5:23How to change something?
- 7:08Keep track of your Monday feeling
- 8:13What did you do? How did you feel?
- 9:27How does it feel when your pay check arrives?
- 11:14How fast do you walk away?
- 12:52Little Di starts coding.
- 15:11When in doubt start a side project.
- 16:28the monday feeling, the dollar index, the escape speed, the side project count
- 17:14Five fixes for your career.
- 17:39Four impulses for your career mindset.
- 17:54What is success?
- 19:58What is success for you?
- 22:19Passion pays no bills.
- 22:36Purpose pays bills.
- 23:02Passion is dangerous for your career.
- 23:14The Passion Trap
- 24:33Sometimes you're stuck and everything sucks.
- 25:12Perspective matters.
- 25:59Embrace adversity
- 26:33Sad story. I learned some lessons.
- 32:29Developing your career
