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From one piece "What Are the Scripts You Grew Up With About Work?" 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.Their words
A very popular script in asian and immigrant communities. I think it's popular because the path is so prescribed and clear. You can decode the rules and norms and then simply execute.
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As a millennial, I think we came of age in an interesting time in which work actually did get better and more enjoyable while many people had not questioned this inherent script.
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The right amount of work for a parent is somewhere between doing none and doing everything, not at either extreme.Their words
I think the right amount of work when you're a parent is not zero and the right amount of work is not 100, but I'm using work very loosely.
20 November 2025
From one piece What's After BigLaw & Consulting? - Allie Canton & Paul Millerd On Reinvention, Parenting on The Pathless Path & as Parent 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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no one that obsesses about success and money ever tries that. They never try that. They just try to recreate another job making money for themselves or do their own thing trying to make a lot of money.
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Money saved by one's past self is a gift to one's present self, not a debt to be anxious about.Their words
Consider money from my past self a gift. A gift from my former self to my current self.
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From one piece Reclaim The Book 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Authors like Craig Mod and Brandon Sanderson have shown that there is demand for premium books and that readers are eager to support indie authors. I am convinced this trend will continue, and I want to nudge the future in this direction.
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Legacy publishers persist mainly because passive backlist income sustains them, not because they serve authors well.Their words
These companies will keep chugging along as long as passive backlist income keeps flowing, which can be up to 70% of revenues for some companies.
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The book industry isn't broken. At a high level, the industry is growing. Online sales and digital formats are booming, and self-publishing has opened the door for more writers to write books and build a career than ever before.
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The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and LifeTheir words
My personal exploration of breaking free from conventional career paths to discover a more intentional and meaningful way of working and living.
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The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True CallingTheir words
A nice personal + historical deep dive into finding your dharma by embracing both your gifts and limitations in service of something greater than yourself.
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Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of IdentityTheir words
My favorite Whyte prose book. Captures his leap to becoming a poet well.
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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World TravelTheir words
If you desire to live a life with more travel and adventure, this is a must read. It challenges our default beliefs about time and money through the lens of travel.
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The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate AmericaTheir words
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Conscious Accomplishment: How to Use Personal Achievement for Spiritual GrowthTheir words
A guide for ambitious people who feel called to inner work, showing how to use goals, career, and achievement as fuel for consciousness growth instead of a source of endless striving.
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Leisure: The Basis of CultureTheir words
A short but powerful reflection from post-WWII Germany on 'true leisure' not mere relaxation or entertainment—is fundamental to human flourishing and the foundation of a meaningful life and culture.
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Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define UsTheir words
Roberts reflects on the wild problems we face in our lives and how to navigate them—like career changes, marriage, or children—that can't be solved on a spreadsheet.
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Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner AmbitionTheir words
A personal exploration of how to reclaim that fire inside of you and steer it toward your 'good work' while still being true to yourself.
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Reclaiming Control: Looking Inward to Recalibrate Your LifeTheir words
A short but 'pathless' journey through stepping off the conventional path a year after graduating, daring to ask the questions that linger below the surface. A big inspiration for deciding to write my book!
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Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed WorldTheir words
A more how-to pragmatic version of carving your own path. Includes some personal story of reinvention but more on experimentation that challenges our default scripts of success and ambition.
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The Inner Compass: Cultivating the Courage to Trust YourselfTheir words
A perfect sized companion (~100 pages) to understanding and trusting your intuition—breaking free from external validation and building courage through three core principles.
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A collection of timeless essays from philosopher Bertrand Russell, including his famous 'In Praise of Idleness' which challenges our obsession with work and argues that leisure time, properly used, is essential for a fulfilling life and a better society.
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A series of autobiographical essays exploring wandering, uncertainty, memory, desire, and place—embracing the unknown as a gateway to self-transcendence.
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Ben's personal reflections on reinventing himself at "midlife" (though relatable at any age). I love how he leaned into a new version of himself without dramatically blowing up his life.
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Dirtbag Rich: High Freedom, Low Income, Deep PurposeTheir words
This book is a short but inspiring take on living life on your terms while being pragmatic about money and how to make it happen. Reminds me of a less travel-centric Vagabonding.
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Part memoir, part raw, honest reflection, part useful ideas for a pathless life. I loved how this book didn't follow a non-fiction formula. His 'on-season'/'off-season' approach was useful for me.
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Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your TwentiesTheir words
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