Are you a maximizer or a satisficer? We need space in our days to synthesize all of the inputs that we're taking in. Simone Stolzoff is author of The Good Enough Job, Reclaiming Life From Work. Satisficing tends to be more fulfilling than maximizing.
Many of us have internalized the message that there’s one dream job for us and we shouldn’t stop until we find it. So we tweak our resumes and browse LinkedIn in the hopes of finding a role that helps us self-actualize. But first determining what matters and recognizing that we may already have it is a better recipe for happiness.