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Sufficiency Over Perfection

Book cover for The Good Enough Job by Simone Holzoff

“Very engaging from start to finish. Simone’s writing style is smart and relatable. Beyond the colorful storytelling, what I enjoyed most was the humility of not being too prescriptive. The stories and prompts make you think about how these ideas can be applied to you and your specific circumstances but don’t explicitly lay out the next steps you should take. That’s up to you.”

— Donn

The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
by Simone Stolzoff

Timely and relevant, Simone’s first book makes a compelling case for sufficiency over perfection, specifically when it comes to our careers within the context of how we define ourselves. A great read that I highly recommend.

“You are not the work you do; you are the person you are.”
— Toni Morrison

Check out Simone’s debut book here:
The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work by Simone Stolzoff.

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Only You

The comparison game

Just isn’t the same.

Do yourself a favor

And savor the thought of someone

Who has never been before

And will never be again.

— Donn

There’s only one you so why compare when there’s really no comparison. Apples to oranges as they say.

Just do you and better yet, be better than you were yesterday. That’s the comparison that matters.

Becoming the best version of yourself can be a selfish endeavor or you can frame it differently. Focus on self-improvement while being considerate of others.

To what end? As many unique paths as there are people. Up to you.

I would bet that meaning and joy come from service to others. Self-serving isn’t necessarily a bad thing unless it ends there.

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Life as a Slot Machine

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“I find it helpful to see the world as a slot machine that doesn’t ask you to put money in. All it asks is your time, focus, and energy to pull the handle over and over. A normal slot machine that requires money will bankrupt any player in the long run. But the machine that has rare yet certain payoffs, and asks for no money upfront, is a guaranteed winner if you have what it takes to keep yanking until you get lucky. In that environment, you can fail 99 percent of the time, while knowing success is guaranteed. All you need to do is stay in the game long enough.”

—Scott Adams, p. 400 of How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big