#146 Separating Work & Identity - Simone Stolzoff on the myth of a "Dream Job," last-minute around the world trip, journalism, work, identity, writing his book, knowing when to quit, and the dangers of turning passion into a livelihood
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
The Uncertainty of Becoming a Poet
I think throughout my entire college and early career was always hedging I was trying to optimize for optionality so that I could you know continue to keep as many doors open as possible. There was a lot of fear there there was maybe not confidence in my own ability to make it as a creative or maybe this like more strategic sort of externally validated motivation said okay like your poetry is cute but like go get a business job like all of your friends," she says. "It really just deferred a lot of dreams"
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