How a Daily Writing Habit Helps You Find Purpose When You’re Laid Off

My employer used to define my worth. Now, I define it for myself.

Fiona Y.
The Writing Cooperative
5 min readApr 12, 2023

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The day I got laid off, I was frantically preparing a presentation for an important meeting I had coming up. My plan was to multitask during a less important meeting, and get my PowerPoint done just in time to give a spectacular update.

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