Book Review: Range by David Epstein
David Epstein's Range is full of stories about people who didn't follow a path of specialization. My notes and favorite highlights on generalists, slow learning, and finding your fit.
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The Future Of The Prestige Economy: Who Gets Status?
The Prestige Economy is a better lens to understand who gets status. Yet who we admire determines who gets prestige. What is the future of prestige?
Modern Careers
Revisiting Bertrand Russell’s “In Praise Of Idleness”
I revisit Bertrand Russell's famous essay to ponder the question: Do we work too much? Why aren't we having more fun in our days?
Books & Reading
Are You Dreaming Big Enough?
I went to Asia for a month. Before I left I landed my first remote gig and during the trip was able to imagine a new life.
Personal Reflections & Essays
Paul’s Totally Biased Bali Recommendations
I lived for two months in Canggu as a digital nomad. Here are some cheap eats, lodging and tourist recommendations for canggu, ubud and broader Bali
Travel
Recovering from "Lifestyle Creep": How I cut my cost of living by 75%
Lifestyle creep happened slowly and then all at once. I told myself I was frugal, but the numbers don't lie. I've since cut my cost of living by 75%
Personal Reflections & EssaysMoney & Finance
Andrew Taggart’s Deep Dive Into Total Work
Andrew Taggart summarizes "Total Work" as the assumption that we "are born to work, live to work and are dying to work." His article in Aeon first proposing the idea sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole.
Wisdom, Success & Philosophy
March 2019 Self-Employed Financial Statement
Every month, I share my financials as I build a self-employed path and share my experiments in living nomadically, digital experiments and living simply
Money & Finance
Are our expectations of work making us miserable?
Can we be happy at work if everyone is telling us we need to be passionate & fulfilled at work? Have corporate culture initiatives undermined themselves?
Modern Careers
Work Isn't Broken: How To Reframe Your Relationship With Work To Improve Your Life
Sure, work sucks. But what are we supposed to do about it? Luckily countless people across the globe are paving the way in reinventing life.
Modern Careers
February 2019 Self-Employed Financial Statement
Every month, I share my financials as I build a self-employed path and share my experiments in living nomadically, digital experiments and living simply
Money & Finance
The Failed Promise Of Freelance Consulting Talent Platforms
Freelance consulting talent platforms offer bold visions for freelancers but fail to deliver because of VC-fueled incentives for platforms
Freelance Consulting