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The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life
The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life

A personal memoir and nerdy deep-dive into our modern relationship with work and an off ramp from the default path.

2022

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Paul Millerd
Paul Millerd

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Jun 17

The Way of Mediocre Man

Stop Wasting Effort On Trying — Mediocre man flows through life. It is his birthright. He is not great man aiming at great results but merely trying to do enough of the right things over a long period of time such that it might lead somewhere interesting. Mediocre man is one who learns to trust the…

Work

9 min read

The Way of Mediocre Man
The Way of Mediocre Man
Work

9 min read


Jun 1

Go Wander (Abroad, Ideally)

The case for living abroad and detaching from your default scripts — Six years ago this week, I took the 7 train from midtown Manhattan one stop to my apartment in Long Island City. It was the final commute home from the office. I haven’t done anything like that in 2,190 days since. When I was making that final trip home I…

Travel

4 min read

Go Wander (Abroad, Ideally)
Go Wander (Abroad, Ideally)
Travel

4 min read


Sep 4, 2022

The Inspiration Deficit

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 years. The common theme: people are hungry. They want more interesting work, more ambitious environments, better leaders, and more chances to step up. These people are littered all over the world: India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan…

Work

7 min read

The Inspiration Deficit
The Inspiration Deficit
Work

7 min read


Jul 7, 2021

Drunk In My Twenties

Did alcohol keep me from asking deeper questions? — I stopped drinking for the second time when I moved to Taiwan. I never planned to quit. It just happened. I went to night markets instead of bars, met my now wife who doesn’t really drink, and slowly the desire disappeared. I found this fascinating. The first time I quit…

Drinking

10 min read

Drunk In My Twenties
Drunk In My Twenties
Drinking

10 min read


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The Startup

·Jun 17, 2021

The Case for Sabbaticals and Why We All Need a Break from Work

A step back from work can help recharge your batteries and give you a fresh perspective on work and life — After I quit my job in 2017 I spent 5 weeks in Europe. It was the longest break from the “real world” I had ever taken and in the second week, I started to feel extremely guilty. I became hyper-aware of the script in my head that said I should…

Work

14 min read

The Case for Sabbaticals and Why We All Need a Break from Work
The Case for Sabbaticals and Why We All Need a Break from Work
Work

14 min read


Jan 27, 2021

How Strategy Consulting Helped John Legend In His Music Career

The alumni of top consulting firms are part of all types of organizations around the world. Consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG can claim world leaders, public company CEOs, heads of non-profits, entrepreneurs and even musicians. These firms produce many impressive alumni because they tend to recruit and attract…

Consulting

7 min read

How Strategy Consulting Helped John Legend In His Music Career
How Strategy Consulting Helped John Legend In His Music Career
Consulting

7 min read


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Reimagine Work

·Dec 29, 2020

The hard-to-describe Magic of Wu-Wei (無為)

Non-doing is uncomfortable but worth it — I rolled out of my twin bed and stumbled into the common room. As I started the coffee maker I started thinking about my day and had a feeling of emptiness. I had nothing to do. It was sometime in early September in 2018. I had just moved across the…

Work

7 min read

The hard-to-describe magic of Wu-Wei (無為)
The hard-to-describe magic of Wu-Wei (無為)
Work

7 min read


Dec 8, 2020

An Ode To Travel

Reflections on living & traveling abroad the last two years — What follows is a transcript of a video I created reflecting on the last two and a half years of travel at the end of 2020. I’ve been living and working as a digital nomad living in several different countries since 2018. Three years ago my friend said I…

Travel

3 min read

An Ode To Travel
An Ode To Travel
Travel

3 min read


Published in

Reimagine Work

·Oct 26, 2020

Aspiration, Meaning, & The Traps of Ambition

A Book Review of Agnes Callard’s Aspiration — To others, I made a bold decision to quit my job and chart a different course in 2017. Yet in my own experience of the event, there was no singular moment or decision made. …

Productivity

12 min read

Aspiration, Meaning, & The Traps of Ambition
Aspiration, Meaning, & The Traps of Ambition
Productivity

12 min read


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Better Advice

·Oct 13, 2020

Hustle Traps: Ten Guaranteed Paths To Burnout For The Self-Employed Creator

Starting your own business is a secret dream of many and with the emergence of more clear paths to make money online, many knowledge workers are deciding to test the waters of self-employment and entrepreneurship. In making such a leap many people hope to increase the amount of freedom and…

Hustle

14 min read

Hustle Traps: Ten Guaranteed Paths To Burnout For The Self-Employed Creator
Hustle Traps: Ten Guaranteed Paths To Burnout For The Self-Employed Creator
Hustle

14 min read

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