Choose your own adventure: the tech career version
summary
Career choices map to concrete tradeoffs and tactics: a 1983 digital-nomad built a bike with five computers, 1.7 MB and a handlebar keyboard to run work on the road; remote work and visas (Estonia’s digital-nomad move) are practical options today. Job tenure drops from ~10 years (ages 55–65) to ~4 years (25–35). Prioritize deliberate practice (≈4.5 effective hours/day), communication and empathy when reviewing code, and financial moves like Mr. Money Mustache’s early savings strategy; note 57% burnout in an 11,000-person Blind survey.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 2:21Who Am I
- 7:13What Is a Job
- 7:34The Industrial Revolution
- 9:07Average Job Tenure
- 12:27Office Landscaping
- 21:02Windows Insider
- 21:41Money
- 23:32Peter Denny
- 29:47Psychological Trust
- 32:28Impostor Syndrome
- 32:39Imposter Syndrome
- 33:46Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
- 36:23Conclusion
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