Issue #18: long term thinking, the end of social media, and delivering feedback

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1. On focus and long-term thinking…

So many gems in the longtermism topic page. I found this piece from Mike Speiser questioning the benefits of diversification particularly interesting:

Focus is not inconsistent with intellectual honesty. It does not mean ignoring feedback. It simply means that your bets are well selected and that your conviction to find a way to make something work is high enough to overcome the inevitable hurdles of building a company, product or investment portfolio….Making fewer bets requires conviction. It requires the courage to stay the course. And it requires the support and resources to take the long view. If you do these things, odds are that you’ll do something worthwhile

2. On the future of education…

Keeping an eye on Multiverse, a startup building an interesting alternative to college and corporate training via professional apprenticeships.

So many more insights and startups curated at the intersection between future of work and future of education here.

3. Adding to our Cool People list

Keeping an eye on Julius Tarng, an amazing designer who's done work for some of our favorite startups: Felt, Sprout, The Browser Company, and many more. He also happens to be open to new projects.

4. On delivering feedback…

A collection of content on the art and science of effective criticism. Start with this essay on how to criticize coworkers, and this one by Paul Graham on How to Disagree.

5. On the end of social media as we know it…

A timely essay by Michael Mignano on the shift away from friend graphs and towards recommendation feeds, and why this marks the death of Social Media as we know it.

Pair with Casey Newton's interview of Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri. For even more context, read this leaked Facebook internal memo on why it's changing its algorithm to take on Tik Tok.

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✨ CURATOR SPOTLIGHT

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Why is career management an interesting topic?

As work becomes untethered from the office, people can now build careers that don't revolve around a single employer. This new arrangement comes with more freedom as well as more uncertainty. As the internet becomes the hub for our new careers, it's important that we help people navigate this new paradigm of work.

Things worth reading and watching?

Some of my favorite writers on this topic are:

Cedric Chin who writes The Commonplace Blog
Tom Critchlow who has a blog about Independent Consulting
Deb Liu who writes a newsletter about career management called Perspectives.

Projects worth following?

A lot of companies are breaking into career management through a professional development angle. For example, there are:

Fellowship programs like On Deck and Launch House that primarily help people build stronger networks.
Coaching platforms like BetterUp and Placement that help workers navigate important career inflection points.
Learning providers like Reforge, Section4, and Hone that provide tactical upskilling around specific functional domains

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