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The Next Right Thing

Is it Time to Quit My Job? (Best of)

The Next Right Thing

Emily P. Freeman

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

This summer, I'm re-airing some of my favorite decision making episodes. This one originally aired on April 13, 2021.
 
When it comes to the decisions we make in our lifetime, questions about our job and vocation top the list as the ones that can cause the most decision fatigue. For 15 minutes, let’s consider the question beneath the question and see if we can uncover more information that could help you discern your next right thing. Listen in.
 

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0:00.0

I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to episode 174.

0:07.7

This is a podcast about making decisions but also about making a life. If you struggle with

0:13.2

decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes, away from the constant

0:19.1

stream of information and the sometimes delightful,

0:22.6

but also distracting hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for a thoughtful story,

0:27.5

a little prayer, and a simple next right step. But first, a word from this episode's sponsor,

0:33.1

Skillshare, spring is here and everything feels a bit new, doesn't it? Sometimes when things feel new,

0:39.0

it can be hard to decide where to start. Thankfully, Skillshare has a catalog of thousands

0:44.5

of classes that can help you stretch your creativity and practice the skills you need to sustain

0:48.9

it. One such class is productivity for creatives by Thomas Frank, an entrepreneur and author who makes a living,

0:55.3

creating content on YouTube. In this class, Thomas teaches all about the relationship between

1:00.5

productivity and creativity and how our regular everyday tasks can help us be more consistent

1:06.5

in our creative work. He even talks about how to think about inspiration as if it's a muscle

1:11.5

that requires regular activity to grow. I love that. Skillshare makes working towards a creative

1:17.1

goal achievable with short lessons and hands-on projects, and it's affordable too, with annual

1:22.7

subscriptions available for less than $10 a month. Right now Next Right Thing listeners can get a free trial of

1:28.5

premium membership at Skillshare.com slash next right thing. Explore your unlimited trial access

1:34.5

to classes like productivity for creatives for free just for being here with me today. Go to

1:39.7

Skillshare.com slash next right thing to claim your offer or tap the link in today's show notes.

1:47.2

Now on to today's episode. Listen in.

1:54.6

Of the hundreds of thousands of difficult decisions we make in our lifetime, decisions about our work and vocation top the list.

2:05.4

When we ask listeners what decisions are causing fatigue in your life right now, job and career decisions topped that list with 48% of respondents listing it in their top three, followed by parenting and time management.

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