How to Choose the Right Career

When it comes to careers, most advice out there is either shallow
(follow your passion!) or overwhelming (20 frameworks, 47 personality
tests, and a spreadsheet to track it all). Let's keep it simple.

I want to share two lessons. The first tells you what to do in your
career, the second tells you how to know if it's the right one.

Part 1: What to Do in Your Career

Every career boils down to three questions:

1. Can you solve real problems?
2. Can you fulfill people's desires?
3. Do people feel satisfied after you're done?

Here's how to think about it:

• Problems are the burns of life. If you can bring relief where
  others only add to the pain, you'll stand out.
• Solutions are your tools. Your skills, your creativity, your
  ideas. Offer something unique instead of just copying what everyone
  else is doing.
• Desires are what people wish for. Sometimes, solving problems
  isn't enough. You need to leave people better off, fulfilled, not
  just fixed.
• Feedback matters. After you finish a project, look back. Did
  people feel satisfied? If yes, you're in the right lane. If not,
  adjust.
• Hard work is non-negotiable. No hacks will save you here. The
  best careers are built on sweat, not shortcuts.
• Creativity is the multiplier. Industries reward those who
  create. Whether it's products, designs, strategies, or systems.
  If you can build something new, you'll never run out of
  opportunities.

The career you should choose is the one where you can consistently solve
problems, fulfill desires, and work hard at creating something unique.

Part 2: How to Know If It's Truly Yours

Here's the trick most people miss: It's not enough to be good at
something. You need to know why you're good at it. That's where
analysis comes in.

Think of it this way:

• Anyone can follow the steps. Few can separate what's valuable from
  what's noise.
• If you can analyze a task. Pull apart the "milk" (essence) from the
  "water" (fluff). You don't just do the job, you own it.
• Analysis leads to experimentation. Experimentation leads to new
  solutions. New solutions lead to desire fulfillment. That's the real
  cycle of growth.

So test yourself:

• Which tasks do you memorize, and which ones do you
  understand?
• Where do you naturally start experimenting instead of just copying?
• In which areas do you end up creating new solutions rather than
  repeating old ones?

That's your compass. If you can analyze, improve, and create in a field,
that's your field. If you can't, no amount of passion will save you.

The Bottom Line

Don't pick careers based on hype or pressure. Choose the ones where
you:

• Solve problems people actually feel.
• Fulfill desires that make them satisfied.
• Work hard while staying creative.
• Naturally analyze, improve, and create.

If you can check all those boxes, you've found the work that's truly
yours.