Early Career Advice

Career advice for young people and/or people early on in their career

Make sure your job has clear price signals for success and failure. Be suspicious of roles that compensate you with status or non-financial rewards.

Brian Timar • Mimetic

Stuart Evans

Perhaps the best career advice I’ve heard is to lower the stakes. When we loosen our grip on the “right” path to pursue, we open ourselves to what the universe has to offer.

Simone Stolzoff • How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads

Stuart Evans

Make decisions easy for busy people. You will rise fast in your career if busy people like working with you. Here’s a tip: when you have a problem to solve, come prepared with a suggested next step. If you have a question, phrase it in a way they can answer yes/no. If there are multiple options, lay them out and ask them to pick one. Try to avoid

David Perell • 28 Pieces of Life Advice

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Face It: You're a Crazy Person

Adam Mastroianni experimental-history.com

Stuart Evans

Maintain a diversity of pursuits — you want to ensure that, no matter how engrossed you become in one, you never forget that the others exist.

Brian Timar • Mimetic

Stuart Evans

What is Mimetic Theory? Philosophies of René Girard with Luke Burgis

Luke Burgis youtube.com

Juan Orbea

Career Advice

moxie.org moxie.org

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A Guide on Breaking Into Technology Policy

Ryan Hagemann techliberation.com

Behruz Davletov

Advice for those in their 20s: “ten years from now, you need to be able to say that this is the life you chose, not one you settled for.” A future that is created intentionally is more pleasant than one that is scrapped together by avoidance-driven choices.

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