This is an introspective essay describing a difficult mental process, involving a complete questioning of one's motivation in life.

Rather than condemn the author for being a narcissist, people should take the opportunity to study this excellent example of human introspection. I think a lot of people would benefit from having a close look at their goals and motivations. Seems like every other week I see a post on Hacker News about depression or burnout which could have been avoided if the author was able to look at him/herself from a distance.

The title is "Why I left Google". You should expect a discussion of self.

The entire narrative is intensely self-focused. You have to keep in mind that she is basically writing in the same dialect that driven careerists think with. Having so freshly made this decision, you can't expect her to relate the transforming experience in any other way.

Well, since this seems to be really more of a personal meditation on what is effectively aimlessness in life amidst a world of endless career building, I don't think the focus on herself is unjustified here. This wasn't really about Google, even though the name featured prominently in the article.

so what? She's living life on her terms. It's a personal article.