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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Good points.
Disconnecting from the
“Do you what you love and you will never work a day in your life”
Bullshit
Disconnecting from the
“Do you what you love and you will never work a day in your life”
Bullshit
“You are not the work you do you are the person you are. A good enough job is a job that allows you to be the person you want to be.”
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I appreciate the narrative that work should not be the end all, be all, of our lives. However, the message that I felt was pervasive through the entire book was that one should try leaving their job for an extended period of time to figure out who they are and what really brings their life meaning. Every interviewee had a relatively lucrative career before deciding to give it up and explore something else. This kind of "Eat, Pray, Love" situation is great and I'm sure we'd all love to take a year and live in Thailand, but that unfortunately is simply not realistic for the normal American worker. I'm in a salaried position with a Masters degree and barely have enough at the end of the month for groceries. Did I choose to work in Education because I wanted to make a difference in students' lives? Yes. Do I find fulfillment in my work? Some days, not all. Can I ever afford to stop working and just exist for a year? No freaking way. Unfortunately, until some fundamental changes are made systemically in our country, the vast majority of us will never reap the benefits of the ideas in this book.
reflective
fast-paced
Stolzoff brings up a lot of important ideas, however the book suffers from somewhat poor writing in my opinion. The tone and level of generalization read like a generic airport bestseller (which, admittedly, may be optimal for the exact audience who would most benefit from this book—dumb businesspeople). But ultimately I’m glad I read the book, as it gave me an opportunity for self-reflection.
A great book that will relate deeply with those who have the privilege and financial security to choose their careers and determine what "enough" means to them. For those living paycheck to paycheck, applying the book’s ideas might be challenging. However, I respect Stolzoff recognizes these systemic issues and concludes the book with suggestions for government, companies, and individual.
This book explores our expectations around work and our careers, and how they have changed over time. Rather than job being just a way to make a living, so many of us expect our work to be meaningful, fulfilling, and source of social engagement, etc.
Each chapter focused on a different work trap - from all the perks companies like Google offer to keep people at the office longer, to the “work family.” Are we expecting too much from our jobs? Are we giving too much of ourselves to our jobs?
I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to disentangle who they are from what you do for a living.
Each chapter focused on a different work trap - from all the perks companies like Google offer to keep people at the office longer, to the “work family.” Are we expecting too much from our jobs? Are we giving too much of ourselves to our jobs?
I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to disentangle who they are from what you do for a living.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Came across this book at a time in my life where nothing feels like it’s going the way it’s “supposed to”. A good reminder that the American work culture is pretty fucked up and that work doesn’t have to be the primary thing that makes us who we are. As someone who followed my passion and looks for satisfaction and fulfillment from work this gave me lots of tidbits to think about around how to shift my work mindset. Listened to this on audiobook, I could see myself reading it sometime in the future again when I’m looking to change jobs and have more brain capacity.
This should be mandatory for every HR department. But every modern worker should read this. It's the book I'll give to every graduate.