Simone Stolzoff

United States

📚 Author of The Good Enough Job (https://t.co/6CZhb612Xr) ✍️ Words for The Atlantic, NYT, others 👇 Join my “book club” for quality long-form journalism

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Qual país insular do Pacífico está desaparecendo? E o que pode acontecer em seguida?

Aug 21, 2024 | flipboard.com | Simone Stolzoff
Tuvalu is slowly disappearing. What happens when its land is gone?

Jul 7, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Simone Stolzoff

Tuvalu — When Taukiei Kitara was born, his parents cut his umbilical cord into two pieces, as is tradition in his native country of Tuvalu. They planted one piece at the base of a coconut tree about 30 feet from the shore and offered the other to the sea. Throughout his childhood, Kitara returned to the tree to check on its health and brush away any fallen fronds. Even as a kid, though, Kitara recognized that the shoreline was inching closer to his umbilical cord.
How to Deal With Uncertainty

Dec 18, 2023 | every.to | Simone Stolzoff

Imagine two silk bags, each with a mix of 100 red and black balls. In the first bag, there are 50 red and 50 black. In the second, you’re not sure about the mix. If you draw a red ball from either one, you get $100. Which bag do you reach into? If you’re like most people, you’ll reach into the bag with the known quantities of red and black balls. If you know someone is watching you make the choice, you are even more likely to pick from bag number one.
If You Want to Build, You Have to Believe

Oct 30, 2023 | every.to | Simone Stolzoff

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Remote work lets you travel the world. This startup helps you take your kids with you.

Sep 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com | Simone Stolzoff

Shirly and Erez Weinstein had in many ways achieved the American dream. They immigrated to the United States from Israel in the early aughts, bought a house in the suburbs of Atlanta with access to high-quality public schools for their two kids, and excelled in their tech careers. There was just one problem: They weren't happy. "Our life was just really busy," Shirly Weinstein told me.
Meet the families who are ditching America to travel abroad as digital nomads

Sep 27, 2023 | businessinsider.com | Simone Stolzoff

Shirly and Erez Weinstein had in many ways achieved the American dream. They immigrated to the United States from Israel in the early aughts, bought a house in the suburbs of Atlanta with access to high-quality public schools for their two kids, and excelled in their tech careers. There was just one problem: They weren't happy. "Our life was just really busy," Shirly Weinstein told me.
Jobs Are Good, Actually

Sep 24, 2023 | every.to | Simone Stolzoff

When I quit my corporate job, I thought everything about my life would change. I was in my early thirties and had been working for the man since college. For years, I had fantasized about the day when I could finally be my own boss and never attend another meeting that should have been an email. I was excited to no longer have a manager. Then, I started working for myself and learned that I was the worst manager I’d ever had.
In Praise of the Meandering Career

Aug 14, 2023 | msn.com | Simone Stolzoff

In the mid-2010s, two Harvard researchers conducted a study on what it takes to be successful.
In Praise of the Meandering Career

Aug 13, 2023 | every.to | Simone Stolzoff

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On the Shelf: 'The Good Enough Job'

Aug 5, 2023 | emporiagazette.com | Simone Stolzoff |Jesse Lobbs

Reviewed by Jesse Lobbs“The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work” by Simone Stolzoff, Portfolio Penguin, 2023, $28.00. The coronavirus pandemic challenged many of our assumptions about work. Across the country, Americans (and our employers) are starting to reimagine jobs, careers, and the future of work. In “The Good Enough Job,” Simone Stolzoff imagines a world where work is not the center of our lives. We shift from asking others “what do you do” to “what do you most enjoy”.