Near-death experiences alter views of work towards valuing relationships and meaning over pure productivity
A retrospective study finds that 75% of those who have had a "near death" experience are so profoundly changed that they switch careers. See the article at StudyFinds.org:
As the linked article states:
The study identified six major themes characterizing how NDEs affect work lives: (1) insights and new realizations, such as believing in continued consciousness after death and seeing a universal connection among all people; (2) personal transformations, including increased confidence, spirituality, and sometimes perceived unusual abilities; (3) reprioritization of work, with reduced importance placed on material success and greater emphasis on meaning and personal fulfillment; (4) job changes, with 75% of participants switching careers after their NDE; (5) changes in motivation, with participants losing interest in traditional work goals while becoming highly motivated by work aligned with their newfound values; and (6) transformed relationships with colleagues, clients, and customers, characterized by greater empathy and viewing business transactions as relationship opportunities rather than merely financial exchanges.
Food for thought the next time a Court is rude or hostile during oral argument.
For the records, I have never had a "near death" experience. I did, however, have a "near life" experience, as I call it, in that we took an entire month off work to complete a home exchange in the Netherlands and also visit Israel and Jordan. I therefore highly recommend finding a way to take at least one long break during your career: it gives a glimpse as to how life would be without professional deadlines and pressures.
