Listen "6. Wait But Why - Picking Careers; 80,000 Hours, John Oliver, 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Flow"
Episode Synopsis
This chat was inspired by Wait But Why's 'How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)' - https://waitbutwhy.com/2018/04/picking-career.html Tim Urban
In the ensuring discussion we also touched on:
- 80,000 Hours 'Career Guide: Part 1:
We reviewed over 60 studies about what makes for a dream job. Here’s what we found.' https://80000hours.org/career-guide/job-satisfaction/
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3XTzVzaHQEd30rQbuvCtTQ
- Masters of Scale hosted by LinkedIn Co-Founder and Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman. https://mastersofscale.com/
- Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Book by Patrick Lencioni: https://www.tablegroup.com/books/dysfunctions
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
- Flow (psychology)Csíkszentmihályi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
Contact us at [email protected]
In the ensuring discussion we also touched on:
- 80,000 Hours 'Career Guide: Part 1:
We reviewed over 60 studies about what makes for a dream job. Here’s what we found.' https://80000hours.org/career-guide/job-satisfaction/
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3XTzVzaHQEd30rQbuvCtTQ
- Masters of Scale hosted by LinkedIn Co-Founder and Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman. https://mastersofscale.com/
- Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Book by Patrick Lencioni: https://www.tablegroup.com/books/dysfunctions
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
- Flow (psychology)Csíkszentmihályi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
Contact us at [email protected]
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