Freedom
Earning more does not always mean having more freedom. These essays explore owning your time, keeping your business small, and making room for life outside work.
19 essays · Newest first
- Lifestyle inflation kills freedom.
My friend makes $500K a year and still feels trapped. Lifestyle inflation is the silent killer of freedom.
- The anti-VC playbook.
When I started, my only goal was to avoid having a boss. Then doubt crept in: am I thinking too small?
- Urgent? For who?
I returned from a three-month sabbatical to 45 brain-pick requests and 100+ messages. Almost every one communicated fake urgency.
- The luxury of doing less
Five years ago, shutting my laptop at 3pm would have felt like wasting time. Now I consider it the whole point.
- 8 Questions to Transform Your Week
Eight questions I ask myself every Friday that keep my weeks from going off the rails.
- Life-Work Integration: The Road Less Traveled
Part of being a solopreneur is maintaining your sanity. Nobody talks about this enough.
- How to Avoid Burnout in Work, Business and Life
On December 16th, 2018, I had a massive panic attack at my executive job. That day was one of the worst of my life — and the beginning of everything that came after.
- Use Anti-Goals to Stop Doing What You Hate
Instead of setting goals for what you want to do, try setting goals for what you want to stop doing.
- 5 Rules for a Permissionless Life
A Twitter thread from Naval Ravikant knocked me sideways during my burnout. Five rules that changed how I think about work and freedom.