Hi, I'm Paul Millerd and I help creative rebels carve their own path

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podcasts

October 4, 2022 The “Wild Problem” Of A Life Well Lived: A Book Review of Russ Roberts’ Wild Problems

Even if all you care about is having a good time during all-too-short time on...

September 8, 2022 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 and did so for too long because I...

September 4, 2022 The Inspiration Deficit – Or Why So Many Young People Still Crave More Challenging Work

I’ve talked to hundreds of people about their careers and aspirations over the past few...

July 12, 2022 Malcolm Ocean on Rationality, Goals, Self-Awareness & Motivation as a Self-Employed Entrepreneur

Malcolm ocean is a fellow wanderer of the pathless path and as is such –...

July 1, 2022 Hannah Frankman On Why Homeschooling Matters & Why It Helped Her Skip College

Hannah is awesome and you should listen to this podcast. She grew up homeschooled, is...

July 1, 2022 Sky King on Growing up in Hawaii, Quitting to Work At a Smoothie Bar & Building The Future of Podcasts (The Pathless Path Podcast)

This episode is with Sky King, the founder of Modern Stoa, a podcast advertising company...

July 1, 2022 Lauren Razavi on Digital Nomads and The Future of Global Mobility & Digital Citizenship (The Pathless Path Podcast)

Lauren and I first talked when I was locked down in Taiwan in 2021. It...

June 9, 2022 Too Big To Think: Why Prestigious Institutions Stopped Generating Good Ideas

In the late 1960s the founder of Boston Consulting Group, Bruce Henderson, divided his company...

June 7, 2022 Lawrence Yeo On The Arc of The Practical Creator, Creativity & Finding Work That Matters (The Pathless Path Podcast)

Being an undeclared major till his senior year of college, Lawrence didn’t really know what...

June 1, 2022 Don’t Find A Niche, Find A Mode

The promise of “finding a niche” online is one of arrival. You start dabbling on...

March 20, 2022 Ship, Quit & Learn – A Framework for Finding Work Worth Doing

How do you figure out what to work on? This is a question that holds...

March 7, 2022 My “Creative Engine”: A Curiosity-First Second Brain Approach For Creating Online

Many people try to imitate the success of others, especially in the newfound “creator” paths...

March 6, 2022 From Blog to Book: How To Self-Publish On Your Own Terms

In December 2020, while living in Mexico, I decided I would write a book. It...

January 23, 2022 Paul’s 2021 Annual Review – From Mexico to Taiwan to the US

2021 was an incredible year. Perhaps one of the best of my life. It was...

January 8, 2022 Do We Really Want Happiness? Lessons from Socrates, Kahneman & Maslow

Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize for his work on how the brain functions. Earlier...

November 9, 2021 How a Trader Models The Solo Creative Journey – Kris Abdelmessih (Podcast)

When I listen to my own podcasts, I am often surprised at how I don’t...

September 25, 2021 Designing Your Own Infinite Game In The Creator Economy

Once you’ve found success building and selling something on the internet, no matter how small,...

September 19, 2021 How To Tame The Shadow Side Of Solopreneurship – Darren Joe (Podcast)

“You can’t study or learn your way into a new identity” – I love this...

September 19, 2021 “Ambition Is Frozen Desire” – Excerpt From David Whyte’s Consolations

David Whyte has become one of my favorite authors and Poets. His book, The Three...

July 6, 2021 Ben Hunt on Industrially Necessary Paths & How To Live In The Now

Ben Hunt is a father, husband, former academic, the author turned blogger, former hedge fund...