Too Big To Think: Why Prestigious Institutions Stopped Generating Good Ideas
Why have our most generative institutions of the 20th century become \"too big to think\" and how is the internet creating new spaces for ideas?
Organizations & Culture
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Don't Find A Niche, Find A Mode
Finding a niche is not helpful early in a creator journey. Instead find a mode where you can keep showing up and feel connected to yourself
Creativity & The Creator Economy
Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek, 15 Years Later
I didn't read Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek until a few weeks before I quit my job. Looking back, I think it's one of the most underrated books of the 21st century.
Books & Reading
Book Review: Spiritual Enlightenment, The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna
Jed McKenna's first book follows an enlightened man going about his days and reacting to the people around him. My take and favorite highlights.
Books & Reading
How Much Reality Shifts When You Move From Full-Time Work to Self-Employed Work
It still sort of amazes me how different almost every aspect of my life is compared to five years ago. Routines, work, time, money, relationships, desires, travel.
Modern Careers
Ship, Quit & Learn - A Framework for Finding Work Worth Doing
Ship, quit & learn - a proven framework for finding the work worth doing. It's a way to detach from outcome and explore without pressure
Creativity & The Creator Economy
Book Review: The Soaring Twenties and Other Essays by Thomas J. Bevan
A collection of Thomas J. Bevan’s writing from 2021 and reflections on being an online person trying to do creative work.
Books & Reading
My "Creative Engine": A Curiosity-First Second Brain Approach For Creating Online
How to develop a habit for creating online in a way that helps you keep the habit going and that makes your life better
Creativity & The Creator Economy
Book Review: The 2-Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray
Nick's book is very good and inspired me to host an event in Austin, which led to me making a bunch of new friends.
Books & Reading
Book Review: Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm's 1941 book on freedom from and freedom to, and why so many people trade their freedom away. My take and favorite highlights.
Books & Reading
Finishing My Book, From Mexico to Taiwan to the US | 2021 Annual Review
This annual review reflects on 2021 for Paul personally and professionally and shares financial results from the business
Personal Reflections & Essays
Do We Really Want Happiness? Lessons from Socrates, Kahneman & Maslow
Why did Daniel Kahneman give up on the idea that people want to be happy and what can we learn from Maslow's real research?
Wisdom, Success & Philosophy