Here's some general career advice that I think is good from a few well-known people. Do you have any writers or resources to share with others? Please leave a comment!

Harvy Mudd Commencement: Terence Tao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-vY5-3zhU

What "Follow Your Dreams" Misses Harvy Mudd Commencement: Grant Sanderson https://youtu.be/W3I3kAg2J7w?si=MUHjpTbQPcEStQNn

How to do what you love - Paul Graham https://paulgraham.com/love.html

"the most successful people will all like what they do" "The test of whether people love what they do is whether they'd do it even if they weren't paid for it — even if they had to work at another job to make a living"

When to do what you love - Paul Graham https://paulgraham.com/when.html

Terence Tao - Enjoy Your Work https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/enjoy-your-work/ What Tao says about enjoyment and satisfaction providing energy, infectious enthusiasm and how talks and conferences can help could also make sense outside academic mathematics.

80,000 Hours (https://80000hours.org/) is a nonprofit providing career advice focused on impact. It also provides some general advice. They suggest their articles on decision-making are relevant to people who don't perfectly fit their core audience:
https://80000hours.org/career-decision/article/

https://80000hours.org/career-planning/process/

Some others from the 'career guide' that appear relatively useful to me are

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/personal-fit/

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/community/

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/career-capital/

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-be-successful/

https://80000hours.org/articles/career-planning/

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