The Finch Effect: How Adaptability Will Save Your Career (and Happiness) [Issue 97]

7/31/2019 The Finch Effect: How Adaptability Will Save Your Career (and Happiness) [Issue 97]

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3/14

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6/14 y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

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ba buz ko bzhfke bzim zodiiv ldò nbò }b ò+ Bko mdv) bqoz d wid}o ba ezod|v kdlnb|)

no auzzbom nf| jzb| dkm d|hom) Kdlfo) nd}| ebfke }b ndwwok }b ò nok F ezdmud}o2

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7/14 y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

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lb`wo}f}fbk dkm bwok uw ko bwwbz}ukf}fo| fk jb}n ebbm olbkb`fo| dkm }zdefl bko|+

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9/14

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10/14

y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

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f} widlo| bkoz|nfw bk vbu) dkm f} wzb`b}o| dl}fbkdjio zo|wbk|o+

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Und} b}noz afoim| ba o`wibvòk} ldk F wuz|uo2

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Und} oi|o lbuim F bzh }bdzm }nd} buim `dho `v ldzooz d |ullo|| jv `v |}dkmdzm|2

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ldzooz bkoz|nfw f|k} mduk}fke bz ukzodif|}fl d} dii+ \uzo) f} f| d if}}io `bzo bzh+ Dkm |uzo)

}nfke| fii |}fii ndwwok fk }no bu}|fmo bzim }nd} daaol} vbu dkm dzo jovbkm vbuz lbk}zbi+

Ju} nok vbu ldk dk|oz }nb|o hfkm| ba tuo|}fbk|) }no idzeoz tuo|}fbk| .Nb ibke ldk }nf|

eb bk2 Unok fii }nfke| eb jdlh }b kbz`di2& aooi io|| |ldzv) dkm io|| zoioqdk} }b vbu+

Dmdw}djfif}v f| zo|fifoklo+ F} f| bkoz|nfw+ F} f| wzbdl}fqf}v+ F} f| jofke }no `d|}oz ba vbuz qbld}fbkdi

ad}o dkm ldw}dfk ba vbuz wzbao||fbkdi |bui+


11/14

y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

Dmdw}djfif}v Ufii \dqo Vbuz Ndwwfko||

]nozo dzo b}noz }nfke| }nd} lbò dibke f}n bkoz|nfw ba vbuz ldzooz jo|fmo| zo|wbk|fjfif}v)

dkm bko ba }nb|o }nfke| f| ndwwfko||+

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ba @u|fl) ju} }no hfkm ba ndwwfko|| }nd} lbò| f}n o`wbozòk}+ F} f| d ndwwfko|| zbb}om fk

ldwdjfif}v) wb||fjfif}v) dkm d |ok|o ba jofke djio }b ndkmio nd}oqoz| ko~}3 ebbm dkm jdm+

F} f| }no zo`bqdi ba ukkolo||dzv bzzv dkm dk~fo}v}nb|o }b `b|} mf|zuw}fqo o`b}fbk| }nd}

ndqo d idlh ba lbk}zbi dkm noiwio||ko|| d} }nofz lbzo+

Dkm nbwoauiiv abz vbu) f} f| }no hfkm ba ndwwfko|| }nd} f| zbb}om fk ok}nu|fd|` dkm cbfo mo

qfqzoabz dmdw}djfif}v kb} bkiv òdk| vbu eo} }b bqozlbò }no nuzmio| }nd} wbw uw fk

vbuz ldzooz wd}n) ju} di|b }nd} vbu eo} }b dllo|| dkm ioqozdeo bwwbz}ukf}fo| bu}|fmo ba vbuz

luzzok} lbklow}fbk ba vbuz ldzooz+

dmw}ji}v i+ f} w+f} w}q}v+ f} je } `} vu }m w} vu wi ui+


12/14

y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

Fa vbuzo bwok }b dmdw}d}fbkbwok }b lndkeond} `fen} vbu dllb`wif|n vbu ndmk} widkkom

bk2 Nb `uln auz}noz ldk vbu eb2 Und} oi|o `fen} vbu jo djio }b mb2 Jv fklzod|fke vbuz

dmdw}djfif}v) vbu dzo io}}fke eb ba df}fke abz |b`obko oi|o }b mfl}d}o nd} ndwwok| ko~} fk

vbuz ldzooz+ F} f| bwok) f} f| ukhkbk) dkm f} f|k} |ldzv3 f} f| o~lf}fke+

Ud d| j a | ddi i i| a | d

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13/14

y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

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DJbu} }no Du}nbz y Kdlfo Ldz|bk f| d wzbao||fbkdi moqoibwòk} o~wibzoz

dkm du}nbz nb ablu|o| noz zo|odzln dkm bzh bk ldzooz oqbiu}fbk) ok}zowzokouz-

|nfw) }no efe olbkb`v) dkm }no @fiiokkfdi bzh o~wozfoklo+ Noz jbbh bk }nb|o

}bwfl|) ok}f}iom ]no Afkln Oaaol}) d| wujif|nom f}n Cb||ov-Jd|| fk @dv :74:+

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14/14

y 65+7:Lndkeo]nf|

Lndkeo]nf|f| d qonflio) kb} d wujif|noz+ Uo `dho f} od|v

abz jfe fmod| }b |wzodm+ Unfio }no du}nbz| o bzh f}n

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dezoo f}n oqozv}nfke dqdfidjio fk Lndkeo]nf| abz`d}+

Ju} vbu hko }nd} dizodmv+

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ba >77-LOB-ZODM+ Qf|f} u| d} >77-LOB-ZODM

bz d} buz mdfiv jibe+

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d ko wzbcol} azb` >77-LOB-ZODM }nd} io}| vbu }uzk

nd} vbu hkb fk}b hkbiomeo vbu ldk u|o+

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