Simone Stolzoff
We have turned our desks into altars, expecting our jobs to provide the meaning once found in religion and community. But treating work as a spiritual calling is a recipe for exhaustion and exploitation.
Elevating work to a religious identity places an impossible burden on our careers to deliver spiritual fulfillment and community.
Viewing certain professions as inherently noble or passion-driven often masks systemic exploitation and justifies inadequate compensation.
Borrowed from developmental psychology, the good enough philosophy suggests that prioritizing sufficiency over professional perfection leads to a healthier existence.