KristolClear

Most of us will spend 40+ years working. That's a lot of life to spend stressed out, burnt out, or just white-knuckling it to Friday.

I'm 55, GenX, still working, still figuring things out ... side hustles included. But after giving 23 years to one company and getting laid off anyway, some hard lessons, and a lot of "why do we even do it this way?!", I started looking at work differently.

When you're clear on what work actually is, and what it isn't, something shifts. You stress less about the stupid stuff. You use the job instead of letting it use you. You go home with something left in the tank.

And weirdly? You probably do better work too.

Burnout, co-workers, careers, money, side hustles, and all the work stuff nobody properly explained. The good, the occasional disaster, and yes the crazy stories.

I saved you a seat. Let's talk about it. 💜