When does work feel meaningful?

Work can feel meaningful if one of two prerequisites are met. Either the work you do is contributing to a greater good and the output of your work is part of a larger framework that tries to make a positive impact on society or your community or directly serves these people. Or the execution of the work is fulfilling because you really enjoy what you are doing. The work itself is your target and you extract happiness from the act alone. The reality Most people do not enjoy doing their work. T...