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In a perfect world, when it came to choosing an occupation, we would have only two priorities in mind, firstly, to find a job that we enjoyed, and secondly, to find a job that paid us enough to cover reasonable material needs. But in order to think so freely, we would have to be emotionally balanced in a way that few of us actually are. In reality, when it comes to choosing an occupation, we tend to be haunted by three additional priorities.

We need to find a job that will pay not just enough to cover reasonable material expenses, but a lot more besides enough to impress other people, even other people we don't like very much. We also crave to find a job that will allow us not to be at the mercy of other people whom we may deep down fear and distrust. And we hope for a job that will make us known, esteemed, honored, and perhaps famous, so that we will never again have to feel small or neglected.