Do Something About It: Crafting Meaning in Your Current Job

In this episode of the "Identity Work" podcast, we engage in a discussion about how high achievers can derive more meaning from their current work.

Adam introduces three key strategies for crafting meaning:

1. **Task Crafting**: Modifying the tasks you do at work to align better with what you find meaningful.

2. **Relational Crafting**: Building and altering your work relationships to increase satisfaction.

3. **Cognitive Crafting**: Changing your mindset and how you perceive your work tasks. The hosts offer practical advice on how listeners can start applying these strategies in their everyday work life.

We highlight the importance of recognizing that meaning isn't binary but exists on a spectrum. They also discuss a listener question about achieving balanced effort across different life areas, in light of a Harvard Business Review article on extreme moderation.