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Looking for your 'calling'? What people get wrong when chasing meaningful work

  • Written by Garrett Potts, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Florida
imageSearching for your 'calling' can be a source of joy -- but also stress and distraction.Tom Werner/Stone via Getty Images

As a professor, I’m fortunate to teach a course called World Religions for Healthcare Professionals that prepares students for the spiritual and ethical issues they may encounter in their careers. But the class often boils...

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