The Only Constant Is Change

The problem with a career-centric identity is that it makes the person dependent on an external factor: Their work.

When people who base their whole identity on their job are laid off, transferred or downsized, they face an existential crisis. Many have poor coping skills ...

The world is always in flux. One has to be patient and even stubborn in the right proportions instead of strictly adhering to some investment strategy that may be obsolete in this rapidly evolving world.

Any investment strategy needs to survive a disaster or a drastic change to be proven.

If you're still expecting to be who you were when the pandemic started, and especially if you've stayed at the same company, reflect on how you view yourself day-to-day. 

It's entirely ok not to hold yourself to standards you set when you had more energy, less stress, and less overall ...