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Helpful post, as usual. Thank you. I think I am there. Really enjoy my vocation and I am well compensated for it. Some say I do it well. I am concerned that what I do addresses what others want rather than what they need. I am unsure of how this affects my psychology...

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How do you draw nothing?

It is time for this fancy Ikigai trend to be over -- it has produced enough best sellers.

We should embrace Niksen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niksen): "Niksen is a Dutch verb which means "doing nothing",[1][2] which can be roughly translated as "nixing".[3] It has been explored as a method to combat work-related health problems such as stress and burnout."

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Thanks for your comment, Sharif, but you haven't convinced me to sit down, stop writing, and do nothing.

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