The Pathless Path : Redefining success and Career for New Age
Book snippets from book by Paul Millerd and Tips on creating Goals and Systems for Life
Hello Curious Minds,
In this week's edition of Curiosity Logs, we're delving into the wisdom of "Pathless Path" by Paul Millerd—a journey of self-discovery and unconventional paths to fulfillment. Join me as we uncover thought-provoking snippets and reflections from Millerd's exploration of navigating life's complexities without a predetermined roadmap.
Weekly Book Highlights
"The Pathless Path" is a thought-provoking book written by Paul Millerd. It challenges conventional ideas about success, work, and life, urging readers to redefine their own paths. Millerd shares personal experiences and insights, highlighting the importance of aligning one's values and talents with their chosen path.
Curios Fact : I got to know about this from a book review shared by Ali Abdal in his YouTube channel
The book is free to download from Paul’s Website
Lets dive into the snippets of wisdom from Pathless Path
it was clear that the longer people stay at a company, the higher odds that they would become what the company wanted.
As the world continues to change and technology reshapes our lives, the stories we use to navigate life become outdated and come up short.
People are starting to feel the disconnect between what we’ve been told about how the world works and what they experience.
I was in the wrong rooms, asking the wrong questions about how to live.
“that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.”
With every new job, I convinced myself I was thriving. But what I was really doing was trying to escape feeling stuck.
pathless path has helped me see that quitting my job was never about escaping work or living an easier life, it was about using the gifts I received from my parents to benefit others.
more concerned about getting A’s and adding bullet points to their resumes than using their time at one of the world’s best universities to follow their curiosity.
prestige is “a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy.”
Zen philosopher Alan Watts argued that “the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing,”
P.S. I’d love to know: What is the single snippet above that sounds most interesting or impactful to you?
Weekly Curiosity Corner
This week we will discuss how to build systems around your goals.
Goals are good for setting a direction
But systems are best for making progress.- from Atomic Habits by James Clear
How to make it work?
1️⃣ Write down your goals short term and long term. Use them as
- North star for your journey
- Source of motivation
- Milestones to celebrate
2️⃣ Build systems out of your goals. Systems or habits helps in
- turning up everyday
- make actual progress
- get feedback and change course
PS : What is your goals for 2024? What is your ideas for building systems around it?