Oh this is good.

Much of my life's work has been around how we can work towards people being able to define themselves, their work and how they are measured. We have the right to tell our own stories.

This taps into the exhaustion too of how the restorative and growth-oriented vision of knowledge work can paradoxically be warped into The Grind. "Learn forever" is glorious when it's sustainable, human-centered. "Learn forever" is exploitation when it's not.

https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/the-negotiation-cycle/