I just realized something very important: self-actualization is actually a barrier to employment. How do you explain to someone that you really like what their company is doing, but your own work is too important to work a 12-hour day unless they’ll allot work time for you to pursue it? (Think “20% time” at Google… that, by the way, is the secret to their success). It comes off sounding very elitist, even though it’s merely an expression of a hierarchical value system at work.

I wonder if there are “self-actualized job listings” or something. If not, maybe I should start such a site.