January 2019 Self-Employed Financial Statement
Every month, I share my financials as I build a self-employed path and share my experiments in living nomadically, digital experiments and living simply
Money & Finance
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The Four-Day Workweek Is Not About Working Less
Why has the four day workweek taken off in New Zealand and Europe and not the US? It could be from a lack of a relationship with a certain type of leisure.
Organizations & Culture
The Other Side Of Rest: Taking Time Off In An Age Of Anxiety
What happens when people take extended breaks from work? Some start writing, some others take time for rest and others find a new relationship with work.
Leisure, Rest & Non-Doing
All The Things Worth Reading In 2018 (175+ Links)
The top 175+ longform, essays, articles and podcasts from 2018. Boundless Reads is a weekly e-mail of the five best reads from around the web!
Books & Reading
The Five Things You Need Before You Quit Your Job
There are five things that people who successfull become self-employed have. The first and most important is to find a friend who has been there before
Modern Careers
Receiving Incredible Gifts in Pai, Thailand at "The Split"
The split may be a minor tourist attraction, but the real attraction is the incredibly generous family who offers amazing gifts to its guests
Personal Reflections & EssaysTravelGift Economy
Vacation is a poor substitute for leisure: Rethinking the role of rest in the modern world
We think vacations are leisure, but what this tells us is that we have lost a connection to a deeper contemplative (and active) type of rest
Leisure, Rest & Non-Doing
Experiments In The Gift Economy
I chronicle five experiments operating in the gift economy as a freelance consultant, coach & podcaster and using platforms like venmo and patreon.
Personal Reflections & EssaysGift Economy
November 2018 Self-Employed Financial Statement
A transparent look at my self-employed finances in November 2018: $372 in income, $2,117 in living costs, and life in Taipei.
Money & Finance
October 2018 Self-Employed Financial Statement
Every month, Paul shares his financial statement to increase transparency around minimalism, self-employment and what it takes to hack a life
Money & Finance
Three Sacred Beliefs Undermining Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income evokes strong emotions because of three sacred beliefs: work is virtuous, someones value is their income and leisure is passive
Work Beliefs & History of Work
The Tom Brady Principle: Don't Promote Your Best People
Businesses make the same mistake over and over again: promoting their best people. The Tom Brady principle is simple: leave your \"creators\" on the field.
Organizations & Culture