Taking Your Third Path Live: Making Time for What's Most Important

In this episode of Taking Your Third Path, Jessica DeGroot sits down with Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work, to explore why “good enough” at work is not about slacking off—it’s about reclaiming time, energy, and identity for the rest of your life. Together they dig into how work has become a primary source of identity for so many people, why the “dream job” and “work as family” myths are so powerful, and what it really looks like to design a rich, multifaceted life that includes work but is not defined by it. You’ll hear stories about shared caregiving, multigenerational living, and practical strategies—like aligning your calendar with your values and creating “time sanctuaries”—that can help you make time for what matters most across the whole life cycle.

00:19 Why “Good Enough” Isn’t Mediocre
01:31 Identity, Workism, and Diversifying Your Life
03:25 From Perfect Parent to Good Enough Job
07:20 Busting the Dream Job and
12:00 Work-as-Family Myths
19:03 Practical Steps: Calendars, Time Sanctuaries, and Small Changes
26:32 Recap and Free Resource: Making Time For What Matters Most
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