Should You Change Where You Work?

The artists in Grand Bassam all faced a real tension — now apply their logic to your own work or study situation.

Name Your Tension

Write one real tension you feel about WHERE you currently work or study — not what you do, but the environment itself. Be specific.

What Is Truly At Stake?

If this tension is never resolved, what do you actually lose — creatively, professionally, or personally? Name the real cost.

Sort The Forces

Place the factors pulling you to STAY in your current environment on the left, and those pushing you to CHANGE on the right.

Stay

Change

How Urgent, Really?

Mark honestly where this tension sits on the scale. Has it been building for a long time, or is it new?

Minor background noise

Crisis — I cannot ignore it

The Obvious Answer

Write the advice a friend would give you in ten seconds. What is the easy, predictable solution most people would suggest?

Attack That Answer

Now look back at step 3. What does the obvious answer cost or ignore? Name one thing it leaves out that matters to you.

The Hidden Trade-Off

Write ONE word that names what you are really protecting — the thing that makes this decision hard. Then write one sentence explaining why that word is the real issue.

Why that word?

Discuss Tell your partner your one word from step 7 — do they think you named the right thing?

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