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WorkLife with Adam Grant · November 3, 2026 · 53m 33s

How to figure out what you want with Simone Stolzoff

This episode opens a series on getting what you want at work by exploring the foundational question of what you actually want. Journalist Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job and How to Not Know, explains the extrinsic and intrinsic motivations that drive people's work choices. Simone offers ways to tell apart the jobs you genuinely want from the jobs you think you should want, and shares practical steps for clarifying your values, reshaping your current role, and questioning choices before committing.

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Simone explains that people are driven to work by both extrinsic motivations, such as rewards and status, and intrinsic motivations, such as interest and satisfaction.
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Separating what you want from what you think you should
Simone offers guidance on telling the difference between the work you genuinely want and the work you think you should pursue.

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