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readtheprofile.com
The Profile: The mastermind behind the Elizabeth Holmes documentary & the comedic genius who almost didn’t make it

He repeatedly risked his career rather than bend to Hollywood executives. As one friend put it, Larry doesn't have "fuck-you money" because he's successful. He's successful because he's always acted like he had it.

— Polina
1w ago

The most important question to ask on the job is not 'What am I getting?' but 'What am I becoming?' Wages and salaries are poor measures of the value of your time. The real return on your work is the set of skills, habits, and judgment you accumulate — because those compound, and your paycheck doesn't.

1mo ago
notboring.co
Would We Send Our Kids to HAA?

The challenge with that, though, is that who knows what a good job will be in fifteen years? Our parents didn't send us to McGill and Duke to become bloggers. But one of the things you learn raising kids is that it's a lot easier to move with them than against them. If they can find something they love, your effort will go to getting them to stop doing it instead of getting them to start.

1mo ago
lennysnewsletter.com
Why a sabbatical can change everything

Understanding your tendencies doesn't just give you a lens to help choose the most suitable sabbatical; it also provides a mirror to help you see the life that warrants reexamination.

3mo ago

The best thing that can happen to a human being is to find a problem that he can spend his life working on.

6mo ago

Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.

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