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Inner Spaces: Injecting Life Into Soul-Destroying Jobs

Make work more fun, less stressful, and more meaningful.

Nico Sifiso
9 min readDec 26, 2023

I’m not gonna preach about how terrible 9–5s are.

The “live life on your own terms” internet gurus have done enough of that over the past couple of years.

If you pull your head out off the internet and look around, it’s clear there are plenty of real people in fulfilling careers.

But, if we’re being honest, it’s less than the majority.

I’m not talking about careers here, I’m talking about jobs.

I don’t know a single person who at some point hasn’t had to grit their teeth and stick it through a job that sucked the soul out of them.

Whether it was the work itself, the management, or the energy of colleagues, the ultimate result is the same

Soulless work breeds dissatisfaction, poor engagement, and low productivity.

For one reason or another, it’s not always easy to exit these situations immediately.

And even if you love your job, the likelihood is, there’s at least some aspect that chips away at your soul.

So I’m gonna reveal the personal survival guide I uncovered for making it through these situations with…

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Nico Sifiso

Guiding your attention to ideas, and principles for living a richer life. For more insights in bite-sized packs follow me here: Instagram @dc9_unpacked