for the one whose work and life keep quietly contradicting each other
Goal
Write your work philosophy and life philosophy, then mark every place they clash.
Source principle
Write your philosophy of work and your philosophy of life, then check where they agree and clash. : from Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans.
The plan
- 🪑0:00-0:05Settle. Phone away, one blank page, pen.
- ✍️0:05-0:25Write Workview: ~250 words on why work matters. No editing.
- 🧍0:25-0:30Break. Stand, breathe, stretch.
- 📝0:30-0:50Write Lifeview: ~250 words on what life is for. Same timer.
- 📖0:50-1:00Read both side by side. Slowly. No skimming.
- ⚡1:00-1:15Mark every clash. Mark every resonance. Both matter.
- 💡1:15-1:25Name the loudest clash. One sentence on why it clashes.
- 🎯1:25-1:30Write one sentence: what the coherence means for next week.