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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2026 · 42 MIN

1168: How to Thrive When You Don’t Know What’s Next with Simone Stolzoff

from How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Simone Stolzoff shows you that it’s possible to turn uncertainty into your advantage. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to build your uncertainty tolerance  2) What to ask when you face indecision3) Why curiosity is the antidote to fearSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1168 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SIMONE — Simone Stolzoff is an author and journalist who explores big questions about work, meaning, and identity. A former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO, he is the author of two books: The Good Enough Job and How To Not Know. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and on the TED stage. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and son.• Book: How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World that Demands Answers• Book: The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work• Book site: HowToNotKnow.com• Substack: The Article Book Club• Website: SimoneStolzoff.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Tool: Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS)• Study: World Uncertainty Index• Study: "Is the Pain Worth the Gain? The Advantages and Liabilities of Agreeing With Socially Distinct Newcomers" by Katherine W. Phillips, Katie A. Liljenquist, and Margaret A. Neale• Study: "Increasing intolerance of uncertainty over time: the potential influence of increasing connectivity" by R Nicholas Carleton, Gabrielle Desgagné, Rachel Krakauer, and Ryan Y. Hong• Figure: Annie Duke• Book: Flex Your Feelings: Train Your Brain to Develop the 7 Traits of Emotional Fitness by Dr. Emily Anhalt• Book: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe• Book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify. Sign up for your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod• Monarch. Get 50% off your first year with code AWESOME at Monarch.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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