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Aug 31, 2020

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The New Self-Help

How to Find Meaning in a Job You Can’t Stand

Even if you hate your job, you can do it in a way that enhances your self-esteem

Book jacket cover for All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks.

This story is part of The New Self-Help: 21 Books for a Better You in the 21st Century.

Most of us want to live purposefully, particularly when it comes to our work…

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Author of more than three dozen books, including All About Love: New Visions http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/

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