The Knowledge with David Elikwu 81. Skill Stacks and Career Evolution with Taylor Pearson
David speaks with Taylor Pearson, an entrepreneur and author of The End of Jobs.
They talked about:
🚀 Deciding not to pursue law
⚠️ The trap of traditional career paths
🤐 The silent risk of staying in a job too long
📊 The concept of a personal balance sheet
🌍 Experiencing different cultures
🌱 How living abroad affects personal growth
🛠️ How to build a skill stack
📘 The journey to publishing 'The End of Jobs'
📜Full transcript:
https://theknowledge.io/taylorpearson-1/
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👤 Connect with Taylor:
Twitter: @TaylorPearsonMe | https://twitter.com/TaylorPearsonMe
Newsletter: The Interesting Times | https://taylorpearson.me/newsletter/
🗣 Mentioned in the show:
The End of Jobs | https://amzn.to/41MVNUU
Paul Graham | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)
Paul Millerd | https://theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/
The Pathless Path | https://amzn.to/3NOb2ak
Nassim Taleb | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb
Fooled by Randomness | https://amzn.to/3tKBgDV
The Black Swan | https://amzn.to/41KSYnm
Anti-Fragile | https://amzn.to/3S8BWfQ
David Foster Wallace | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace
Optimize for Interesting | https://taylorpearson.me/interesting/
Eric Jorgenson | https://theknowledge.io/ericjorgenson-3/
Naval Ravikant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Ravikant
Flatland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland
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