The Sunday Magazine
The Sunday Magazine
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Can't figure out how to find your life's work? Ask an investigative journalist
22 minutes Posted Jun 24, 2026 at 7:10 am.
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Every year around this time, a new crop of graduates grapples with a familiar question: "How do I find my life’s work?" But with the work world being upended by AI and mounting economic uncertainties, answering it today may be harder than ever. The New York Times investigative journalist Jodi Kantor, best known for helping expose Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's abuse of women, has been applying her tenacious mind to it lately. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share advice from her new book, How to Start.