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January 8, 2022 • 0 Comments 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)

Kris Abdelmessih has one of the most unique perspectives on life and works I’ve stumbled...

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...

June 17, 2021 The Ultimate Guide & Reasons To Take A Sabbatical

After I quit my job in 2017 I spent 5 weeks in Europe. It was...

April 25, 2021 My Five-Year Journey Creating, Launching, Failing & Succeeding With Online Courses

I created my first online course because I didn’t want to help any more people...

March 20, 2021 Accidental Meaning: Why The American Dream Isn’t Working As Planned

There was a state of affairs in many places across the world that enabled many...

March 6, 2021 How I Think About Money & Retirement While Self Employed

The most common question I get from people who are not self-employed is about my...

March 6, 2021 How Obsession With Work Killed Our Connection With Leisure

More than two thousand years ago, the Roman stoic philosopher Seneca wrote a letter to...

March 6, 2021 The Inevitable Decline Of The Elite Full-Time MBA

I want to explore the changing dynamics of how people earn prestige, the new dynamics...

March 6, 2021 The Battle For The Soul Of The Creator Economy

The “future of work” is dead or maybe it finally arrived in the form of...

January 27, 2021 Daniel Vassallo – The Self-Employment Meta Game (Podcast)

Dan Vassallo walked away from a $500k a year salary at Amazon to become self-employed....

January 18, 2021 What I learned in Ali Abdaal’s YouTube Course

In the last 12 months I had a channel on YouTube go from about 500...

January 9, 2021 150+ Things Worth Reading & Listening To From 2020

This is a compilation of all of the links, essays and podcasts mentioned on the...

January 4, 2021 Don’t Follow Your Passion, Work In The Corporate World First

I want to make an argument for spending some time in the corporate world. I...

December 28, 2020 The Magic of Non-Doing

I rolled out of my twin bed and stumbled into the common room. As I...

December 24, 2020 Amy McMillen – Leaving a Path That Makes Sense (Podcast)

I connected with Amy McMillen in the early stages of Covid when a zoom meetup...

December 24, 2020 Oshan Jarow: The Reality & Possibilities For Work

Oshan has been exploring our experience of reality is shaped by our economic system. Earlier...