81. Skill Stacks and Career Evolution with Taylor Pearson

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

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/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/y7PV1izTMIs

👤 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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