Have you ever thought about just quitting your job because you were overwhelmed? Throwing in the towel because you had too much to do, and couldn’t get it all done?
Did you ever think about caring less?
That’s a pretty radical concept for us HSPs. It goes against everything we feel. We’re generally loyal, hard workers who care deeply about what we do. But our conscientiousness can bleed over into perfectionism, and when we can’t meet our impossible standards, we’d sometimes rather quit than underperform.
In episode 6 of the HSP Podcast, I talk about how caring less can make your job more bearable….and won’t hurt you as much as you might think.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Highly Sensitive Person book by Dr. Elaine Aron
Related Posts on This Blog:
- The Importance of Caring Less at Your Office Job
- Jobs and Careers for HSPs
- Here’s the best job for a highly sensitive person
- Products to Make Your Cubicle a Little More Bearable
- I Tear Up at Performance Reviews at Work
- Mental Self-Flagellation: When I Screw Up, No One is Madder than Me
- All the Battles I Fought When I Worked in a Cubicle
- My Goal is to Take Down Bright Lights in the Workplace
- Don’t Stand Over Me While I’m Working
Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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I worry that since I’ve been working from home for a while, I will never be able to go back to working 9-5 in an office. I don’t want to go back to an office, but I fear I might have to—for the same reason many Americans who want to pursue self employment do—health insurance.
