Have you ever hit the FACTORY RESET button? Share an experience about finally dropping a long-term project, long-held belief, or long-loved identity.
A year and a half ago, I quit my job and dropped out of university within a few months of each other. I quit the job, even though I was still enjoying it, because I felt that the identity that my work gave me clashed with who I wanted to be, and I dropped out of university because I just didn’t feel that the impact it would have on me as a person (that is, ignoring signaling incentives) was worth the money and time that it cost. That year (2019) was a year that I had themed as a way to better develop my identity and “discover” who I was, half a year before I quit my job or dropped university, and I think that the yearly theme contributed to me ultimately hitting hard on the FACTORY RESET button.
A year and a half ago, I quit my job and dropped out of university within a few months of each other. I quit the job, even though I was still enjoying it, because I felt that the identity that my work gave me clashed with who I wanted to be, and I dropped out of university because I just didn’t feel that the impact it would have on me as a person (that is, ignoring signaling incentives) was worth the money and time that it cost. That year (2019) was a year that I had themed as a way to better develop my identity and “discover” who I was, half a year before I quit my job or dropped university, and I think that the yearly theme contributed to me ultimately hitting hard on the FACTORY RESET button.