Work as a channel
Shifting the perspective of the word “work” from income to purpose.
Work as a channel
Taste is discernment expressed: informed judgment plus the courage to show it. It only exists once you make a choice. ‘Discernment’ as in having a judgment based on a strong set of references, understanding the differences between things, and being able to articulate why you like or dislike something. ‘Expressed’ as in you have to make choices;You
... See moreMy one-liner is: in a world of scarcity, you want tools; in a world of abundance, you want taste.
When people talk about AI, they’re so serious but a lot of the most fun use cases are making yourself laugh and just messing around. And that’s what’s so fun about AI is you just have this kaleidoscope and every time you turn it gives you different information. Laughter kind of turns off your prefrontal cortex and it just gets you in sort of a more
... See moreBuilding solo increases quality and velocity. You are short circuiting the loop between product, engineering and design. Too many people causes you to lose fidelity and vision.
Do you like doing that, or do you endure it?
But you’re not just unpacking the job; you’re also unpacking yourself. Do any aspects of this job resemble things you’ve done before, and did you like doing those things? Not “Did you like being known as a person who does those things?” or “Do you like having done those things?” but when you were actually doing them, did you want to stop, or did
... See moreFollowing your own ideas and instincts is how we create genuine confidence and craft in our work.
The basic idea of a portfolio life is that instead of thinking of your work as a monolithic activity, what if you chose to see it as the complex group of interests, passions, and activities it is? And what if instead of identifying with a job description, you began to see the whole mass of things you do as one portfolio of activity?