The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

#127 The Art of Quitting & Reinvention - Nina Simon on living "off the grid" in an intentional community, taking "turns" in marriage and work, having kids on an unconventional path & leaving her dream job at NASA

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Jan 4, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Work Is About Independence and Creativity
02:52 • 2min
3
What Do You Think About Your Life?
04:43 • 2min
4
Why I Hate Engineering Jobs
06:49 • 2min
5
The Joy of Math and Science Is About the Wildness and the Weirdness
08:39 • 2min
6
Is Your Passion Your Job?
10:40 • 1min
7
The Enneagram Seven
12:09 • 2min
8
How Did You Think About Money?
13:41 • 2min
9
The Single Biggest Decision I've Ever Made
15:37 • 2min
10
The Greatest Gift We Give Each Other Is a Couple and a Choice for Ourself About Money
17:08 • 1min
11
Are We Not Sliding Into, You Know, Obstructive Systems?
18:37 • 2min
12
Is There Value in Things?
20:19 • 1min
13
The Book Museum 2.0 That Created a Consulting Career That I Didn't Know I Could Have
21:48 • 2min
14
The Art of Relevance, a Book I'm Writing Now
23:24 • 2min
15
My Mom's Health Crisis Was a Wake Up Call
25:14 • 2min
16
How Did You Soften Your Attachment to That Other Voice?
26:45 • 2min
17
Is Cancer a Good Thing?
28:59 • 2min
18
Are You Writing a Novel, Ironically?
30:33 • 2min
19
Do You Feel Like Your Best Days Are Behind You?
32:14 • 3min
20
Is There a Balance in the Art of Marriage?
34:59 • 2min
21
I've Never Successfully Convinced Anyone
36:33 • 2min
22
I Love It. I Love It.
38:30 • 2min
23
Is That a Lot of Work?
40:05 • 2min
24
My Daughter's Name Is Nina, and She's Doing Great
41:38 • 2min
25
The Traditional Path to Parenting
43:34 • 4min
26
I'm Good, Even if I Throw Away This Job
47:55 • 2min
27
Let the Next Chapter Emerge
49:57 • 2min
28
Is There a Way to Practice Failure?
51:52 • 2min
29
How to Write a Story of Self
53:57 • 2min
30
You Know, I'm on a Pathless Path
55:34 • 2min
31
Transitions by William Bridges
57:48 • 2min
32
Do You Want Something That Will Make You Happy Day to Day?
01:00:14 • 1min
33
Are You a Visionary?
01:01:42 • 2min
34
The Zingerman's Vision
01:03:19 • 1min
35
How to Live Your Values as a Parent
01:04:42 • 3min