Is Your Work Truly Worth It?

"if you knew your time was running out, how would you choose to spend it?"

I’ve often thought about the people we remember most—not because of their job title, but because of the mark their work left on others.

During my conversation with Jennifer Tosti-Kharas and Christopher Wong Michaelson, one story stood out to me: David Bowie recording his final album, Blackstar, while quietly facing death. He chose to spend his last months creating something that would live beyond him. That decision has haunted me in the best way.

It made me wonder: if you knew your time was running out, how would you choose to spend it?

Would you keep working? Would you walk away? Or would you, like Bowie, decide that the legacy of your work was worth finishing, even in your final days?

Because Bowie’s story isn’t just about art. It’s about the cost of meaning, and what we trade when passion and purpose collide.

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