Moreover, the more masters who accumulate workplace capital, the more they need a sense of meaning and value. Generally speaking, having a mission is equivalent to having a center of gravity to lead the cause.
So, how should we find the task in the right place?
In the field of innovation, there is a famous saying that great ideas almost always appear in "adjacent possibilities". What is "adjacent possibilities"? "Adjacent possibility" was originally a chemical term. For example, if we mix many chemical solutions, various new substances may appear, but these new substances are similar in structure to the existing solutions and have a certain range.
Later, the word was extended to describe all fields, and great ideas appeared in adjacent areas outside the current frontier. In other words, if you want to make a new breakthrough, you must first reach the forefront of your own field.
A good professional mission is also an innovation. Therefore, if you want to find a mission in your career, you must first reach the forefront of your current field.
It is worth noting that the mission, like any trait worth having, also needs to accumulate workplace capital first, and the mission without workplace capital is just a flash in the pan. In fact, in the process of "reaching the forefront of a certain field", you are also accumulating scarce and valuable skills and accumulating your own workplace capital.
Similarly, after reaching the forefront, "looking for an attractive mission" can also be regarded as an investment in one's own workplace capital, so as to obtain some worthwhile qualities in one's career. In other words, mission is an example of the application of workplace capital theory in practice.
So, to find your true mission, you need to accomplish two things.
One is to have workplace capital,
The second is to keep paying attention to the adjacent possible areas in your field, so as to find the next great idea.