AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
#136 Complexity & Complicatedness - Sam Spurlin on playing hockey, why he quit teaching, studying at Claremont, leaving a PhD program, working pro bono too start his career, complicated vs complex systems, how to deal with ego in organizations, remote work failures, podcasting with his brother, and the importance of a retrospective meeting
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
Quitting the Dissertation
I sense quitting is still underrated in today's world. I sort of see people quitting things as an interesting signal. And if I'm not writing consistently, then my thinking is probably not as clear as it could be or as I wanted to be. But I do think showing myself that I could quit the dissertation had positive effects in terms of quitting other things too.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode