Being good at your job can make it surprisingly hard to ask whether the job still fits. Competence keeps the calendar full. Praise makes a persuasive argument for staying exactly where you are.

Mark C. Crowley’s “Are You Doing the Work You Were Meant to Do?”, published in Psychology Today on September 11, 2026, invites a closer look at that fit. He suggests that our strengths, values, and experiences can help us recognize work that feels meaningful, without requiring belief in one predetermined calling.