I've been working on something for the past couple of months, and getting nowhere. Sounds a lot like a job search, right?

I spend most of every day immersed in this project. I think I'm finally getting somewhere, finally making some traction, only to have it not work, or worse, break something else.

I've reverted my work so many times, I've lost count. Each time, erasing what I'd imagined to be progress.

I was feeling so frustrated. So overwhelmed. I wanted to give up.

So I put the project aside. Not permanently, just for a bit.

I worked on something else. For ZenSearch, but totally unrelated. It was a small project, one I could accomplish in significantly less time. Improving something that had been driving me crazy forever.

Did you notice? Today's job match email is different. Aligned with the app, exactly how I'd always wanted it to be.

And I feel great.

Because of the improvement, yes, but more because of the success.

I needed that win!

Maybe you've been pounding away on your job search, feeling stuck, and getting ghosted. You work all day, but have nothing to show for it. Maybe you want to give up.

Ask yourself— is there something you could work on today, something you could complete in one or two days, that would be a positive step forward?

Something to give you a win.

Do that today instead.

But don't just do the thing. Enjoy it. Let yourself feel good. Be present.

Then...celebrate your achievement!

= In case you're curious, the jobs in the illustration are real jobs live right now on ZenSearch.

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