It’s not the job, it’s the job’s meaning, purpose

A fundamental part of the Universal Human Experience is to search for meaning. We all look for significance, a deeper purpose for ourselves and what we love.

But what does that have to do with business?

The traditional view of work is that it’s what you do when you’re not living your life. You get a paycheck, which you can go out and spend on things that are enjoyable and what truly matters.

That’s actually a pretty recent development that took hold during the Industrial Revolution. We’ve lost the sense that work has meaning for its own sake. Not…