I know you went to some prestigious schools and have been associated with some prestigious companies. Did those just happen to align with your values? Or were they two part of, partly extrinsically motivated, do you think by status along the way? Yeah, very much so. I don't think it's necessarily a problem for extrinsic motivators to be a part of your consideration. Certainly working at a place like IDEO has afforded me lots of opportunities in my life.
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.