Conditioned narrative has you ask a lot of questions and do a lot of strange things but it fails to point you at the single most crucial determinant of success: BEING USEFUL.
When you understand the simple necessity of USEFULNESS and obvious inevitability of the CAUSE AND EFFECT — everything makes sense
Otherwise — nothing makes sense. Life, “career”, it’s all just a daze of disjointed actions.
Make yourself useful to others — and they will want to associate with you, be around you, or be with you
Make yourself useful to the world — and it shall reward you with it’s resources, it’s wealth
Make yourself useful to yourself — and you should not need anything from the outside