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Hello, Insiders. Everyone’s talking about Ben Affleck’s new movie “Air,” which recounts how Nike signed Michael Jordan. So I wanted to highlight some of our reporting on the footwear giant, from Matthew Kish's report on graphic employee surveys that rocked the company to an inside look at CEO John Donahue's tenure and a roundup of how much Nike pays tech staffers. 

But as for today’s edition, here’s what’s on the agenda: 

— Nicholas Carlson

Prioritizing life over work can stop burnout. But underinvesting in your job comes with its own risks — like loneliness and malaise.

With the rise of the Great Resignation and “quiet quitting” over the last couple of years, it seemed like everyone reached the same conclusion at once: There are more important things than your job. 

But now, job insecurity is mounting in industries like media and tech — and the wobbly global economy has been punctuated by several high-profile bank failures. 

So as our work lives are once again thrown for a loop, a question arises: What's the difference between simply being invested in your job and being unhealthily obsessed? Unfortunately, the answer isn't so cut and dried. 

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