Quite Contrary
Mary Jantsch, AuroreCareer advice is mostly bad. Nature has better ideas. Essays, field notes, and tools for navigating work, identity, and uncertainty through the lens of ecology.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 35 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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📌 Start here: Find Your Career Season
The Career Season Finder
The Career Season Finder is a free tool that identifies your current season of work and provides actionable advice and next steps to help you make better decisions about what to explore, commit to, let go of, or...
The stories that make our careers legible can also keep us stuck
If you’re new here, hi! I’m Mary. I write about careers and the natural world. I found myself staring at a taxidermied coyote and couldn't stop thinking about her. So, I wrote this piece about her on my birthday.
Her body had been arrange...
Rest is not the opposite of progress
I was struggling to focus this afternoon, so I thought I’d try going analog. I printed the latest batch of Season Debrief requests, packed my notebook, and walked to the park to outline my responses.
This is what happened instead:
I walke...
309 people have found their Career Season
As I hit publish, 309 people have used the Career Season Finder.
At 13%, Summer is the smallest segment of results so far. I find this fascinating because so much career advice is written for people in Summer, a season of momentum, output,...
Career Lessons from Nature, Issue 03
Career Lessons from Nature is a monthly field note for anyone rethinking their relationship to work.
This month, the lessons seem to be circling a similar idea: the most visible parts of a career are sustained by almost invisible work.
Be...
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Quite Contrary is a newsletter for people in career transition, burnout recovery, or identity limbo. I borrow lessons from nature to help you understand your season, protect your capacity, and choose your next right step.
Where food meets nature, wellness, and the quiet art of becoming who we are. Oh, and I love monkeys.
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