WorkLife: The dangers of identity capitalism with Jia Tolentino

WorkLife: The dangers of identity capitalism with Jia Tolentino

Published on May 20
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Worklife with Adam Grant
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<p>In this season of WorkLife, we’re pairing each of our regular episodes with a companion interview to do a deeper dive into the topic. This is the deeper dive for our episode on the case against personal branding. Jia Tolentino is a writer at <em>The New Yorker, </em>screenwriter, and author of <em>Trick Mirror</em>—as a lauded culture critic, she’s a keen observer (and occasional victim) of the pressures we all face to brand ourselves online. Jia and Adam discuss the dark side of self-surveillance, the dangers of identity capitalism, and the routes to greater authenticity.</p><br><p><strong>Follow</strong></p><p>Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@adamgrant</a> | LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@adammgrant</a> | Website: <a href="http://adamgrant.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adamgrant.net/</a>) </p><p>Guest: Jia To...