Book Review: Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
What I took from David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs in 2018, what I think now, my favorite highlights, and the guide from my 2018 virtual book club.
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Book Review: Just Keep Buying, and Four Insights on Rethinking Wealth
Four data-driven insights from Just Keep Buying that challenge common fears about spending, saving, retirement, and how rich you already are.
Books & ReadingMoney & Finance
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
Book Review: Outlive's Powerful Final Chapter
Peter Attia's Outlive is a book about living longer. Its final chapter, about workaholism, shame and emotional health, is the most powerful part.
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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
Book Review: Chip War by Chris Miller
Chris Miller's Chip War is a comprehensive deep dive into the history of semiconductors since WWII, up to the current chip war between China and the US. My takeaways.
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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
Byung-Chul Han's The Burnout Society, on Becoming “Entrepreneurs of Ourselves”
In Byung-Chul Han's book, The Burnout Society, he argues that people are pressured to be "entrepreneurs of themselves" but people feel like they can never do enough.
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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
Book Review: Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment by Jed McKenna
The second book in Jed McKenna's Enlightenment Trilogy opens with a furious letter from a reader. My take and favorite highlights.
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