[paulcole]

> But pretty much everyone wants the same thing in their career: mission, autonomy, impact, and creativity

There’s another model I use that I’ve found to be pretty accurate for most people: SCARF.

Status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness.

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/SCARF.htm

[bumby]

The problem with status is that it’s completely relative and ultimately not in your control.

You might be the team captain but there’s likely another athlete who’s better. Status is driven by comparison and, as Teddy Roosevelt said, comparison is the thief of joy. Beyond that, it means putting stock largely into what other people think which can be in a natural juxtaposition to autonomy