The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

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#142 Goofing Off On Purpose - Kevin Kelly on why we should subsidize travel for young people, owning his time, a rest ethic, riding his bike across US, his love of YouTube, staying optimistic about the future, raising children and his new book Apr 17, 2023

Show notes

Kevin is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, a writer and a photographer. When he was young he dropped out of college and travelled to Taiwan, which he describes as a live changing experience. Kevin is passionate about owning his time, the importance of goofing off and staying optimistic about the development of technology.

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Links:

Kevin's website: kk.org
Kevin's articles on Wired
Excellent Advice on Living: Amazon

⌛TIMESTAMPS

(01:01) - Taiwan and the importance of travel

(08:53) - Owning time instead of money

(14:12) - Work, rest ethic, taking time to goof off

(24:57) - Riding his bike across US

(28:45) - YouTube

(33:12) - Patience, optimism and technological changes

(39:59) - Raising Children

(45:10) - Kevin's book and the power of outsourcing

#141 Ryan Holiday's Secret Weapon - Billy Oppenheimer on growing in Philadelphia, almost going to law school, role models, working with Ryan Holiday, his research process, the notecard system, skiing, and the downsides to fame Apr 10, 2023

Show notes

Billy used to be an avid skier, working odd jobs and traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres trying to catch the best skiing. In 2018 he e-mailed Ryan Holiday and pitched him on doing some work for him for free. In a couple of months, he was hired as Ryan's research assistant. Billy is one of the most curious people I know and we dive into his journey.

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⌛TIMESTAMPS

(00:56) - The scripts Billy grew up with

(13:07) - Reaching out to Ryan Holiday

(17:14) - The research process and learning from Ryan

(24:43) - Skiing, Australia and finding his own voice

(39:45) - Animal courtship

(43:04) - How Ryan Holiday manages his team

(51:04) - Ambition and learning from past models

(01:02:32) - Downsides to fame

(01:03:23) - Where can we find Biilly?

#140 Tom Peters - Fired from McKinsey to Top Business Thought Leader Apr 03, 2023

Show notes

I'm sharing this conversation I had a couple of months ago with Tom Peters. Our convo got cut a bit short but it was a fun conversation reflecting on his trajectory, why he got kicked out of McKinsey

To learn more about Tom: His Website

#139 Compounding Memes - Trung Phan on his great grandfather, living abroad, the expat community in Asia, writing, working at The Hustle, children and work, balancing his various activities, going solo, and playing the long game Mar 27, 2023

Show notes

Trung is a writer at Workweek, cofounder of bearly.ai, and co-host of the Not Investment Advice podcast. He is passionate about playing the long game and unleashing the power of compounding.

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Links:

Twitter: @TrungTPhan
Website: trungtphan.com
Bearly.AI
Podcast: Not Investment Advice
Trung's writing at Bloomberg and Workweek
Trung's Newsletter

⌛TIMESTAMPS

(02:12) - College and getting up late

(04:06) - Trung's great grandfather - Vietnamese hero

(08:53) - Vietnam, important lessons from living abroad

(21:27) - Writing & productivity

(42:11) - Kids, work & flexibility

(46:05) - Playing the long game

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#138 Money & The Creator Economy - Steph Smith on our lack of wisdom about money, reaching "ice cream freedom", The Hustle, balancing employment and side gigs, unconventional paths, opportunities in the creator economy and how not to get disappointed at your wedding Mar 20, 2023

Show notes

Steph Smith is the host of the a16z podcast and is an online creator, former consultant, former digital nomad and all-around badass. We talk about money, work, relationships, and weddings...

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Links:

Twitter: @stephsmithio
Steph's book: doingcontentright.com
a16z Podcast
The Sh*t You Don't Learn in School Podcast
Blog: stephsmith.io

⌛TIMESTAMPS

(01:19) - The scripts that Steph grew up with
(03:09) - Perceptions of money over time
(28:37) - Working at The Hustle
(33:19) - A16Z and Beginner's Mindset
(37:26) - Solving the life puzzle with a partner
(46:18) - Scripts around kids
(51:42) - Avoiding long wedding planning cycles
(55:32) - Full-time employment and podcasting
(57:23) - Opportunities in the creator economy
(01:01:45) - Is Paul underpricing his book?
(01:05:19) - The most interesting opportunities in the creator economy

#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's Mar 13, 2023

Show notes

Russ is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. One of pioneers of podcasting, he's been hosting EconTalk since 2006.

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⌛TIMESTAMPS

(03:25) - The influence of Russ' father
(10:35) - What modern economics often fails to observe
(15:37) - Adam Smith and human nature
(26:27) - Starting EconTalk in 2006
(40:04) - Moving to Israel in his 60's
(44:57) - How people misunderstand the Academia
(49:05) - How Russ' approach to his podcast developed over time
(52:23) - The metaphor of a conversation
(56:33) - Mortality & fatherhood
(01:03:11) - Russ' dream guest and what's next

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#136 Complexity & Complicatedness - Sam Spurlin on playing hockey, why he quit teaching, studying at Claremont, leaving a PhD program, working pro bono too start his career, complicated vs complex systems, how to deal with ego in organizations, remote work failures, podcasting with his brother, and the importance of a retrospective meeting Mar 06, 2023

Show notes

Sam is a partner at The Ready - an organizational design consultancy operating fully remotely. He is also a prolific writer, passionate about personal development, self-managing organizations and adopting a more human, adaptive, and meaningful way of working.

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Links:

Twitter: @samspurlin
Instagram: samspurlin
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samspurlin
Sam's writing: samspurlin.com/writing
Sam's writing on Medium: samspurlin.medium.com
Newsletter: thedeliberate.substack.com/p/landing-page

⌛TIMESTAMPS

(00:53) - The scripts that Sam grew up with
(09:31) - Teaching and why Sam quit
(16:32) - Claremont and letting go of the PhD
(25:11) - Working pro bono to become a consultant
(30:48) - Complicated vs complex systems, ego in the organizations
(53:11) - Writing, podcasting, farming and retrospective meetings
(01:01:24) - The trap of a "dream job"
(01:04:49) - Closing remarks

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#135 Beyond Comfort - Derek Sivers on why great musicians shake things up, ambition, and moving to a new country as a superpower, lessons from Singapore, and the scripts around having children Feb 27, 2023

Show notes

Derek Sivers has been a musician, producer, circus performer, successful entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He has lived all around the world and has never let himself be too comfortable - constantly changing and following his inner ambition.

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Links:

Twitter: @sivers
Website: sive.rs
My Favorite Derek Book: Anything You Want

⌛TIMESTAMPS

(00:54) - The scripts that Derek grew up with
(05:07) - Comfort as a plateau that needs to be shattered
(11:08) - Travel as a tool to change your life
(16:48) - Beliefs and actions
(22:10) - Learning from other people's approaches to life
(27:06) - Derek's future and how to learn from when our lives go off track
(33:15) - Scripts around having kids
(44:25) - Retirement & Ambition
(55:47) - Closing remarks

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#134 The Office-Based Reality is Over - Dror Poleg on entrepreneurship in Israel, studying in Australia, working in China, Future of Remote Work and The Real Estate Business, How To Write A Top 5 Book in Almost Any Category, The Disappearance of The Middle-Skilled Job, Inequality and The End of The Offices Feb 20, 2023

Show notes

Dror worked as a real estate private equity exec, startup founder, front-end developer, parliamentary advisor, and soldier. Having lived all around the world he is now based in NYC, writing as an “Economic Historian”.

Having predicted that remote work is going to become the new norm back in 2015, he has just published a survival guide titled "After Office".

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⌛TIMESTAMPS

(13:30) - Living in Australia and China
(22:32) - Writing and Work in Dror's life
(27:08) - Remote Work and Real Estate
(41:48) - Using information from the Internet - writing a top 5 book
(49:04) - Unconventional Paths and The Disappearance of The Middle-Skilled Jobs
(58:18) - Inequality, Luck, and Challenges for The US

#133 Creation Without The Ego - Isabel Unraveled on writing, "the chronic state of performing", detaching your sense of self from the work, finding the inner child, paying attention to your emotions, trusting your intuition and why people should stop pretending Feb 13, 2023

Show notes

Isabel is a writer who is very passionate about the creative process. She has some powerful original ideas about the relationship between the artist and their creation, trusting one's intuition, and why people should stop pretending.

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Links:

Twitter: @isabelunraveled
Isabel's Writing: https://mindmine.substack.com

⌛TIMESTAMPS
(0:11) Introduction
(5:41) "The chronic state of performing"
(12:00) Missing and rediscovering her passion for writing
(34:38) Detaching your sense of self from the work
(41:52) The inner child
(53:02) Why people should just stop pretending?
(1:00:30) How Isabel thinks (or doesn't think) about her future?
(1:04:09) Closing remarks

📕Buy Paul’s Book (Published Jan 2022): The Pathless Path
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