Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance · chapter 8 · id grit-c8-02-amy-wrzesniewskis-research-at-
“Amy Wrzesniewski's research at Yale found that people across all professions divide roughly evenly into three groups: those who see their work as a job (paycheck), a career (advancement), or a calling (meaning).”
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Yale Talk with Amy Wrzesniewski transcriptsource alive
People across a wide range of professions consider their work one of three things: a job, a career, or a calling. Most professions are fairly evenly divided with about a third in each category.
Psychology Today - Job, Career, Calling frameworksource alive
Wrzesniewski found the one-third split held across occupations: doctors, administrative assistants, hospital cleaners, and others all divided roughly evenly.
Scott Barry Kaufman podcast with Wrzesniewskisource alive
Individuals who have a calling orientation report higher satisfaction with their lives and work.
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