Simone Stolzoff is an author and journalist who explores big questions about work, meaning, and identity. A former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO, he is the author of two bestselling books: The Good Enough Job and How To Not Know. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and on the TED stage. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and son.

Serenity has been following Simone since his first book. Many of the ideas behind I Do This for a Living were built on or enhanced by Simone's ideas about diversifying our identity beyond our careers. In this episode, she gets to ask him about the ideas and concepts that have helped her the most.

Where to find Simone
HowtoNotKnow.com or https://simonestolzoff.com/how-to-not-know

Chapters
5:02 The importance of asking, what do you like to do?
15:22 Making career decisions in a culture of abundance
20:33 Why does it feel like work is so much of our lives?
26:48 What is the good enough job?
37:23 Why work/art tension is not a problem to solve
44:38 How To Not Know
1:01:41 Choosing your burdens
1:04:47 It worked for me

I Do This For a Living is independently produced. 

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