this is a stupid comment, but good post!
Ask HN: How do I find meaningful work?
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Re: Ask HN: How do I find meaningful work?
#32Perhaps you might be interested in working at a B Corporation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation
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#33"The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to.... No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.” - Richard Feynman
I could give you ideas on how you could change people's lives by volunteering to teach at places like http://shhkids.org/ but I won't. What you should do though, is find something where you can cause impact, no matter how small, and then work your way up from there towards something that gives value and happiness to YOUR LIFE.
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#34Love the truth seeking of your inquiry. Hope you find your work nirvana.
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#35I understand you're asking about meaningful _work_, but there's more to life than work. Sometimes it's good enough to have a day job that doesn't suck and find your meaning outside of your work: faith, family, art, volunteering, etc.
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#36You may find some interest working in the social enterprise / social innovation space with your skillset and desire to connect a passion and purpose.
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#37What do you do that no one pays you to do? Answer that than apply software engineering to it. If there's a company try to work for them, if not start a new company. That's my advice.
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#38You can always donate the money you make. This can bring alot of meaning to what you do.
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#39Try the nonprofit world: http://idealist.org/ I used to say "Nonprofits? They aren't doing anything interesting with tech!!" One day, my wife convinced me to try searching on Idealist just to see if there were any nonprofits doing anything interested with tech. I feel in love with the very first result , got the job, worked my way up the ranks, and am now Chief Product Officer at GlobalGiving.org and I couldn't be ha…
This! But you know, starting your own non-profit is a great idea too. I started one this year, and now I get to invent my very own job every day: fighting and sometimes suing the government under state and federal Freedom of Information laws, and rescuing millions of records that I return to the public domain! It's meaningful work that I can do on my own schedule, and it fills a void that no one else was doing. And n…
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Re: Ask HN: How do I find meaningful work?
#40Find someone who’s vision is inline with what you want. What type of work do you like? What type of business would you like to build? Fuck it, what’s your feeling on building solutions for people just like you? That’s what I’m looking to do.
I want stronger community and trust between people. I don't want to just build something for individuals. I want to transform overall society.
https://www.sundayassembly.com/ might have opportunities that would fulfill those desires.