"Ambition Is Frozen Desire" - Excerpt From David Whyte's Consolations
David Whyte details the positive and negative sides of ambition and our challenge of grappling with it in our lives
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The Ultimate Guide & Reasons To Take A Sabbatical
Sabbaticals have a near 100% approval rating and often serve as a space in one's life to rediscover curiosity, energy & passion for life
Leisure, Rest & Non-Doing
My Five-Year Journey Creating, Launching, Failing & Succeeding With Online Courses
Paul details his efforts to plan, create, launch, build in public and run several cohort-based courses as well as evergreen courses
Creativity & The Creator Economy
Accidental Meaning: How The Baby Boomers Misled Us About What Leads To A Happy Life
People are still pursuing the default american dream path and not getting what they expect, meaning. How do find meaning in today's world?
Modern Careers
How I Think About Money & Retirement While Self Employed
Why do full-time employees think self-employment is so risky? Here's how I think about money, retirement & my future
Personal Reflections & EssaysMoney & Finance
How Obsession With Work Killed Our Connection With Leisure
We've lost connection to an ancient definition of leisure which was centered around contemplation and an active engagement with the world
Modern Careers
The Inevitable Decline Of The Elite Full-Time MBA
The full-time MBA performs a certain number of jobs well but it is being replaced by new options that are using the power of networks to scale
Modern Careers
The Battle For The Soul Of The Creator Economy
Will the \"creator economy\" self-destruct before it ever takes off or will a new culture emerge that helps develop an ecosystem of creators?
Creativity & The Creator Economy
What I learned in Ali Abdaal's YouTube Course
A review of Ali Abdaal's Part-Time Youtube Academy course. I share how I levels up my YouTube skills and changed my mindset towards creation.
Creativity & The Creator Economy
150+ Things Worth Reading & Listening To From 2020
150+ links from the boundless newsletter on work, life, carving one's own path and making sense of the modern world
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Don't Follow Your Passion, Work In The Corporate World First
People have more freedom in the corporate world than they imagine. A corporate job can be a great first step to an entrepreneurial journey.
Modern CareersOrganizations & Culture
The Magic of Non-Doing
What is non-doing? Wu-wei, or inaction in Chinese, is being in a state of not having to \"do things.\"
Leisure, Rest & Non-Doing