# The Best Kind of Work

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Podcast: [*“Yesterday, I Went to Mars ♡”*](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yesterday-i-went-to-mars-7106663)
Published: 2026-06-26T21:48:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makotowillolympusmons/episodes/The-Best-Kind-of-Work-e3lc0bq
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## Resource

This episode starts with a moment from an interview with Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, who mentioned that in retirement he trades stocks every day — and compared it to listening to music. The detail that lingers: he placed orders before the interview started and hadn't checked yet to see which ones went through. Not anxious. Not indifferent. Just moving forward the way you would with music playing. It draws a quiet parallel to working in an eyeglasses shop — how conversations with customers and choosing frames together feel more memorable than tallying how many people came through the door, and how hours can pass unnoticed when the work is genuinely absorbing. There's also a reflection on reading: following one article to the next not out of obligation, but simply because it's interesting. That same quality — losing yourself without force — might be what makes any kind of work feel sustainable and strong. A quiet look at what it might mean to work at ease rather than under urgency, and why "this is where I feel most at home" might be a more durable foundation than "this is all I have."

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