Book Review: Expecting Better by Emily Oster
A must-read for anyone trying to get pregnant or currently pregnant. It helped us think about things in a more nuanced and helpful way than most medical professionals.
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Book Review: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
A nice contemplation on the art of leisure and appreciating the present moment.
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Book Review: Talent by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross
Cowen and Gross take a firm stand against the broken world of the default path talent assessment. One of the best books I’ve read on talent assessment.
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Leaning Into Ambition & Deeper Commitments: (Still) Enjoying The Journey | 2022 Annual Review
My 2022 year in review: publishing The Pathless Path, 2.5x income growth, finding community in Austin, and learning that ambition doesn't have to mean compromise.
Personal Reflections & Essays
Book Review: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson, on Work in a Serendipity Economy
A really cool book about one year, 1927, chock full of random interesting ideas. Right solution, wrong problem, wrong timing!
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Book Review: The Art of Gig by Venkatesh Rao
The best book I've read on consulting. My notes on Venkatesh Rao's maxims, the inner game of indie life, and the price of freedom.
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12 Common Experiences of People Making Life Shifts
When I left my job I thought I was having an n=1 experience. I became fascinated by how people make life shifts and talked to hundreds of people. I started to notice many common experiences and patterns.
Modern Careers
Book Review: Russ Roberts' Wild Problems and a Life Well Lived
A review of Russ Roberts' Wild Problems and why the biggest life decisions can't be solved with logic. The upsides of bold leaps are impossible to imagine beforehand.
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Selling My Time Too Cheap: How Full-Time Year-Round Work Blinds Us To The Joys of Life
I sold my time at a bargain for too long. After five years of self-employment, I realized how unnatural it is to trade most of your waking life for a paycheck.
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The Inspiration Deficit - Or Why So Many Young People Still Crave More Challenging Work
Young people aren't lazy or entitled. They're starving for inspiration in a working world that offers far less challenge and growth than it did a generation ago.
Modern Careers
Book Review: Life Is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler, on Disruptors and Lifequakes
Feiler argues that most people think of life as a smooth linear path. Instead of being defined by a line, people’s lives are shaped by a steady stream of “disruptors.”
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Book Review: The Epic of America by James Truslow Adams, on the American Dream, 1931 Edition
The American dream was coined in 1931 by James Adams in Epic of America and it's more thoughtful than our current derivative.
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