Last summer I suddenly and unexpectedly lost my job. It was a shock to my sense of self. I found I no longer knew how to tell my story. Since then, I've spent a lot of time working to build a story of myself that I feel good about and that I believe. www.daviddaly.me/2025/11/how-... #identity

It is easy to define ourselves in terms of our jobs and careers, but this is a very brittle sense of #identity. One that is easily threatened by job change or loss. I found this out the hard way last year.
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Today I continue my blog series on job loss with my second post: "Trying To Take a Break". It addresses the unexpected fear I faced when I suddenly had the freedom to do anything I wanted with my time.

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My professional life changed suddenly last year. I have always tried to deliberately craft my career, so this sudden change was jarring to me. I've spent a lot of time since then reflecting on that change, covering topics of success, failure, taking time off, and my sense of identity. 1/3

I started a new job today! www.daviddaly.me/2025/01/im-s...

My latest post covers using #books to solve problems, such as helping my son catch fish. There is a lot of knowledge stored in books. This post focuses on some of the ways to find the right knowledge for what you need. www.daviddaly.me/2024/06/read...

Many years ago I wondered if I was good enough at #reading #papers. No one had tought me how to do it well, and many of my peers seemed to be much, much better at it. I’ve written up how I currently read papers and what I wish someone had taught me long ago. www.daviddaly.me/2024/03/read...

2023 was a productive year for me. I drove a lot of change in my life, spanning my career, how I organize information, and my writing. I was helped by several books and other resources. I wrote about the most impactful ones and how they helped me. www.daviddaly.me/2024/02/writ...

I don’t have a good memory for names, facesr, and details. I’ve built up a system of note taking and #memorization to work around my limits, and now I’ve written about it. www.daviddaly.me/2023/12/the-...

I love this quote: "“Do it every day for a while,” my father kept saying. “Do it as you would do scales on the piano. Do it by prearrangement with yourself. Do it as a debt of honor. And make a commitment to finishing things.”" (Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird)

It resonates with so much I've read.

Trying this new place out. I miss the communities I was part of (or listened in on) on Twitter in the before days. I regularly write to my blog. See www.daviddaly.me/2023/03/lear... for a description of my current writing.