##### Top performer burnout
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nikhyl_topperformers-careergrowth-burnout-ugcPost-7204142797711429633-s8-p
- Company operates within constraints. Even if you can give your 200%, company structure may not allow you to give you back fair returns as a reward for your efforts. 
- Giving your everything may not necessarily mean that company can fairly pay you back accordingly.
- The sacrifice you are making with your time and energy may result into resentment because company operates within a set boundary/constraints, has to have hierarchy of people, has to have other incentive structures in place. 
- In such situations, since there is not going to be an even trade between you and the company, you will become resentful and feel burned out by being a top performer.

##### What matters in your job and life
> [!info] From Steve Jobs
> 1. Am I living the life that I want and doing the work that I want to do? 
> 2. If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? 
> 3. Am I doing what I love?
> 
> **Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.**

##### Addressing life/career anxiety
1.  What am I currently anxious about?
    1.  What is this anxiety really about? Go through the worst scenarios and realize that it is survivable.
2.  What am I upset about and with whom?/ Who am I upset with and why?
    1.  Ask myself why a nice person may have done what this person did to you. What other possible explanations are there?
3.  What am I currently excited and ambitious about?
    1.  What recently made me feel excited, envious or desiring?
    2.  Describe my excitement as if to a sympathetic friend.
        1.  What would it be to change your life in the light of this?
        2.  What might be missing in my life?
        3.  What changes might it advise?
        4.  If other parts of your life were more like this, what might they be like?

##### Know when to quit / find another job

##### Traits of top companies that supercharge career
Listen to the full episode here: https://Inkd.in/gxd_nTFw


The Four Key Characteristics:
- Shipping speed: Are they constantly improving their product? How rapidly is the company changing their product? There's no substitute for shipping. It means your company is learning and improving its core asset.
  The more you ship, the more you learn - and that's hugely career additive.

- Market maturity: Are they tackling exciting, unsolved problems? Less mature markets mean more focus on outside-the-building problems. PMs these days are paid to build and change things. If you're looking to supercharge your career, it's hard to do that if you aren't gaining market share.

- Talent quality: Could your colleagues land jobs at elite companies? Take a hard look at the people around you. Did they work at elite companies? Will they get pulled into exceptional companies next? Great talent attracts other great talent, providing expertise you can learn from and replicate.

- Career advancement: Is there a clear path for growth? Flat organizations mean more responsibility and fewer managers. If the company promotes from within, you can start low but end high. Multiple management layers and a tendency to recruit outsiders for top roles make it harder to advance.

If you're looking for a new company, ensure you ask about these four traits during your interviews. The more boxes you check, the more these companies will advance your career, regardless of the business's success. On the flip side, if you aren't sensing any of these exist at your current (or potential next) company, it's a clear sign your learning is limited and you aren't supercharging your career.

##### Building advocacy when your boss doesn’t want to 
https://hbr.org/2018/06/what-to-do-when-your-boss-wont-advocate-for-you 
