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If you don't manage your information economy career, you will default to the lowest-level job in the social computer: processing very low-latency information with small-minded cognition (bottom left) for small bets. It's the equivalent of low-level bug reporting/testing.
Venkatesh Rao • Against Waldenponding - by Venkatesh Rao Against Waldenponding
Despite having to peel myself away from work-based identity time and again, I still strongly believe that to do our best work — the most impactful work we’re capable of — it is healthy and necessary to associate a piece of our identity with our work.
For the entire history of our species, we have attached meaning to our role within our group. Hunte... See more
For the entire history of our species, we have attached meaning to our role within our group. Hunte... See more
Barrett Brooks • I am nothing: On the loss of identity in times of transition - Barrett Brooks
People love to ask what you do for work and understand your professional trajectory. Often, it’s a surface question. Or, used to quickly categorize people in familiar boxes. But beneath this lies a far more interesting story.
I don’t think you can truly answer questions about work without exploring ambition and identity. Looking back over the... See more