The Power of Reflection

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I think thinking about our motivation can really change our experience of behavior or the action that we take. And it's something I really found in the research for my book. You know, there's many people who are, quote unquote, successful that are left at the end of the day wondering, is this it? The antidote is really being clear and taking the time to understand whether the games you're playing are actually the games that you want to be playing.

Do you live to work or work to live? Journalist Simone Stolzoff tackles that age-old question with renewed energy in his book "The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work." All this week, he'll be chatting with host Michael Kovnat about how work came to play such an outsized role in our lives and what would happen if we stopped chasing the dream gig, gave up the idea of having a calling, and instead tried to find jobs that were simply good enough.