Structured spontaneity is exactly how I hve made every career move that looked ‘brave’ in hindsight and ‘chaotic’ at the time. I am also fully on board with normalising mini-retirements without needing to justify them with skill building and productivity! Thank you for sharing
Brave & chaotic go hand in hand! I think my moves also probably seem more chaotic than organized now that I reflect on it, especially to the outside parties. I am also inspired by my friends to take either a sabbatical or even a fully "non-productive" week. Thank you for reading!
This was such a fascinating read, Juliette, especially the distinction between Type A and Type B career hunters through a neuroscience lens. I see this play out constantly with clients—some thrive on structured spreadsheets and networking targets, others operate more intuitively and land amazing roles through serendipity and gut. Your framing of “structured spontaneity” really resonated. It’s empowering to think that both systems—analytical and intuitive—are biologically valid and useful. Excited to share this with my own audience!
Thank you for reading it and your thoughtful comment! It made me feel better too writing this out and researching because I always wondered whether I was missing out on major opportunities by not expanding my search. I am inspired to integrate the systematic approach and see how it can broaden my network, job or not. Would love to hear if your network has any comments too!
Structured spontaneity is exactly how I hve made every career move that looked ‘brave’ in hindsight and ‘chaotic’ at the time. I am also fully on board with normalising mini-retirements without needing to justify them with skill building and productivity! Thank you for sharing
Brave & chaotic go hand in hand! I think my moves also probably seem more chaotic than organized now that I reflect on it, especially to the outside parties. I am also inspired by my friends to take either a sabbatical or even a fully "non-productive" week. Thank you for reading!
This was such a fascinating read, Juliette, especially the distinction between Type A and Type B career hunters through a neuroscience lens. I see this play out constantly with clients—some thrive on structured spreadsheets and networking targets, others operate more intuitively and land amazing roles through serendipity and gut. Your framing of “structured spontaneity” really resonated. It’s empowering to think that both systems—analytical and intuitive—are biologically valid and useful. Excited to share this with my own audience!
Thank you for reading it and your thoughtful comment! It made me feel better too writing this out and researching because I always wondered whether I was missing out on major opportunities by not expanding my search. I am inspired to integrate the systematic approach and see how it can broaden my network, job or not. Would love to hear if your network has any comments too!