Forget The Dream Job, You Need A Good Enough Job

That's Helpful with Ed Stott

Our work can form so much of our identity that we actually lose sight of who we are without it.

So how can we step back and separate our identity, life & self-worth from our work & should we ditch the idea of the dream job and in fact seek out a good enough job?

Simone Stolzoff is a writer and work expert who argues exactly that.

In this episode, we talk through what a good enough job is, why it's NOT giving up on your dreams & the practical, simple ways in which you can start diversifying your identity.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:55 How did we get to the point where work became so central to our identity?

00:04:05 We’re all more than just workers

00:05:04 Why we spend our best energy on our work

00:07:05 The risks of deriving self worth from work

00:09:50 The idea of vocational awe

00:11:42 How comparison culture adds to the problem

00:13:08 Has Simone found the Good Enough Job?

00:16:24 What is the Good Enough Job?

00:19:30 How do we figure out what our own Good Enough Job looks like?

00:21:00 Why WE need to set our relationship to work

00:23:10 Why taking small steps is key to diversifying your identity

00:25:45 How measuring productivity can change your motivation

00:29:15 Asking yourself, if capitalism wasn’t a thing, what would I do?

00:32:36 Practical ways to diversify your identity

00:35:03 The onus shouldn’t just be on the individual

00:37:35 The ways setting boundaries can ripple through teams

00:40:08 If you only take one thing…

00:41:10 This is NOT about giving up on your dreams…

00:42:20 Outro