Meaningful Work — Blog — Jennifer L. Phillips, Ph.D.

Why to Work Less

Work, LifeJennifer PhillipsApril 29, 2021Justice, justice, Rest, Meaningful Work, busyness

How to work less

WorkJennifer PhillipsApril 27, 2021productivity, Balance, worksheet, Priorities, Meaningful Work

Make a difference BINGO.

JusticeJennifer PhillipsJune 20, 2018Justice, Impact, BINGO, Ethics, Meaningful Work, Character, Caring, Purpose

What #MeToo tells us about meaningful work.

#MeToo drives home the point that all work should be justice work.

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsOctober 27, 2017#MeToo, Meaningful Work, Privilege

Meaningful work: what's the very next thing?

Take the marathon one step at a time.

WorkJennifer PhillipsOctober 5, 2017Meaningful Work

Meaningful work venn.

Right now, where are you on this map?

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsOctober 4, 2017Meaningful Work, Impact, Fit, Influence, Power

Meaningful work: reality check.

Are you really ready to do this? Start with these 2 mindset challenges.

WorkJennifer PhillipsOctober 3, 2017Commitment, Discomfort, Meaningful Work, Privilege

The urgency of meaningful work.

This one is a love song to all of you reeling from the news cycle and worrying about your life's purpose.

Work, Strategy, JusticeJennifer PhillipsOctober 2, 2017Charlottesville, Meaningful Work, Tragedy, Hope

How minimalism can help you find your purpose and focus at work.

Imagine a world in which everyone works with good and creative purpose, free from distraction, and full of the energy that comes from rest and good strategy.

Are you struggling to manage both work and activism? Welcome to the new balance.

Here's a six-month plan that doesn't sell your soul.

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsFebruary 28, 2017Justice, Meaningful Work, Ethics, Ask the Ethicist

My work is not exactly "fighting the good fight." Should I quit?

When you consider the number of hours we spend at work, there is no denying that our work says A LOT about our priorities.

Justice, WorkJennifer PhillipsJanuary 29, 2017Meaningful Work, Ask the Ethicist, Buddhism, Catholicism, Privilege

You and I can be more like Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity." TRIED. Just...wow. [Video]

JusticeJennifer PhillipsJanuary 16, 2017MLK Jr., Justice, Meaningful Work, Peace

You can do noble things without quitting your job.

Dorothy Day wrote about "trying to make the world an easier place in which to love." Here's how to do that and other noble things in your profession. [Video]