Rethinking Wealth: Four Insights from "Just Keep Buying"
Four data-driven insights from Just Keep Buying that challenge common fears about spending, saving, retirement, and how rich you already are.
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Question People and Answer People
There are question people who love the uncertainty of not knowing, and answer people who already have their minds made up. Knowing which one you are changes everything.
Personal Reflections & Essays
How to answer "what do you do?" on a pathless path
When you leave a conventional career, people ask what you do. You need three stories: one for skeptics, one for the curious, and the real one for fellow weirdos.
Modern Careers
Escape Shouldandia!
Stop saying you should write more or should do YouTube. Pay attention to what you actually do with ease. That's the real clue to your creative path.
Creativity & The Creator Economy
The Case For Quiet Quitting (and the dangers of slacking at work)
People doing almost nothing at their jobs aren't lazy. They're stuck in job-shaped containers without access to good work. The real problem is an absence of meaning.
Modern Careers
Solopreneur & Creator Week-In-The-Life (as a parent)
A detailed look at my actual week as a self-employed creator and dad: writing sessions, podcast recordings, consulting workshops, gym time, and co-parenting.
Personal Reflections & Essays
Seven Reflections on Seven Years Of Self-Employment
Seven honest reflections after seven years of self-employment, from quitting alcohol to embracing boldness to threading the needle of parenting and creative work.
Personal Reflections & Essays
How Do You Leave Money On The Table?
I've actively chosen to leave money on the table for years. The return? Time with family, peace of mind, and a richness that no paycheck can match.
Creativity & The Creator EconomyMoney & Finance
New Additions, New Heights & Open Questions | 2023 Annual Review
My 2023 annual review: becoming a dad, working less than ever while earning more than ever, selling 34k books, and losing a mentor who changed my path.
Personal Reflections & Essays
How To Take A Sabbatical: Stories From Five People Who Took Them
A sabbatical roundtable: personal experiences, mindset shifts, financial strategies, travel impacts, and transitioning back to work
Leisure, Rest & Non-Doing
Die With Zero: Why Too Many Save Too Much for Too Late In Their Lives (Book Review)
Die With Zero is a persuasive argument for those who spend to much to turn money into time & experiences earlier in their lives
Books & ReadingMoney & Finance
The Way of Mediocre Man
Mediocre man flows through life. It is his birthright. He is not great man aiming at great results but merely trying to do enough of the right things over a long period of time such that it might lead somewhere interesting.
Personal Reflections & Essays