The speaker reflects on the inclination to do the opposite of the norm and questions the point of life being about monetizing time and avoiding connections. They express the value of talking to random people worldwide, listening to them, and caring about those on unconventional paths as a way to find inspiration for their own journey. The speaker emphasizes the selfish aspect of needing other stories to be inspired by and highlights the importance of community collaboration in inventing new paths for the future.
Paul Millerd is a writer.
In this conversation, we spoke about how his book has sold 12,000 copies in a year without him trying, why sabbaticals are the key, the problem with our wage-based society, and why Paul took the long, slow, stupid way but why it's paid off for him.
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Resources Mentioned
Paul’s Links
The Pathless Path by: https://www.amazon.com/Pathless-Path-Imagining-Story-Work/dp/B09QF6Q421
Substack: https://boundless.substack.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_millerd
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