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Nikhyl Singhal00:00:00
“When I was a kid and I was growing up in the Midwest, entertainment was like going to the dog tracks. The way that they motivated the dogs was they had these fake rabbits. These tails would go around faster than the dogs, which would then motivate the dogs to go around in circles. And what was interesting is the moment that the dogs, if they accidentally touched the rabbit, they would never run again.”

Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) · Nikhyl Singhal

Nikhyl Singhal00:00:00
“Your listeners are spending time focused on like, 'Well, one day I will be X. I will be that vice president. I will have more money.' But they don't think about what happens next. What's the second thing? What's your career next look like?”

Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) · Nikhyl Singhal

Nikhyl Singhal00:00:00
“Otherwise, you'll keep working because you know nothing else to do, but you'll be sadder or you'll find ways to create war when peace is needed.”

Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) · Nikhyl Singhal

Ada Chen Rekhi00:00:00
“It's a terrible outcome to wake up one day and be late career and feel trapped because you have a certain lifestyle or certain expectations of the people around you that you have to go work this job, but then you look at yourself in the mirror and you're not happy going in there.”

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey) · Ada Chen Rekhi

Ada Chen Rekhi00:00:00
“I think that's a terrible trap that we should all try to avoid as we navigate our career paths and find the thing that's most optimal for us. Which is usually a mix of career success, but also meaningfulness and alignment in the work that we're doing with our values.”

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey) · Ada Chen Rekhi

Ada Chen Rekhi00:00:00
“Which is usually a mix of career success, but also meaningfulness and alignment in the work that we're doing with our values.”

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey) · Ada Chen Rekhi

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Nikhyl SinghalUnsynthesized
“When I was a kid and I was growing up in the Midwest, entertainment was like going to the dog tracks. The way that they motivated the dogs was they had these fake rabbits. These tails would go around faster than the dogs, which would then motivate the dogs to go around in circles. And what was interesting is the moment that the dogs, if they accidentally touched the rabbit, they would never run again.”

Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) · Nikhyl Singhal

Nikhyl SinghalUnsynthesized
“Your listeners are spending time focused on like, 'Well, one day I will be X. I will be that vice president. I will have more money.' But they don't think about what happens next. What's the second thing? What's your career next look like?”

Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) · Nikhyl Singhal

Nikhyl SinghalUnsynthesized
“Otherwise, you'll keep working because you know nothing else to do, but you'll be sadder or you'll find ways to create war when peace is needed.”

Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google) · Nikhyl Singhal

Ada Chen RekhiUnsynthesized
“It's a terrible outcome to wake up one day and be late career and feel trapped because you have a certain lifestyle or certain expectations of the people around you that you have to go work this job, but then you look at yourself in the mirror and you're not happy going in there.”

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey) · Ada Chen Rekhi

Ada Chen RekhiUnsynthesized
“I think that's a terrible trap that we should all try to avoid as we navigate our career paths and find the thing that's most optimal for us. Which is usually a mix of career success, but also meaningfulness and alignment in the work that we're doing with our values.”

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey) · Ada Chen Rekhi

Ada Chen RekhiUnsynthesized
“Which is usually a mix of career success, but also meaningfulness and alignment in the work that we're doing with our values.”

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey) · Ada Chen Rekhi