Hacking Spacetime for a Successful Career
summary
Claims a reproducible career model, builds a simple Ember.js demo and walks nine labeled trajectories over 2, 5, 10 and 30 years (Code Slinger, Cat Herder, Harried Freelancer, Thought Leader, Product Manager, Lifestyle Founder, Chief Architect, Badass CTO, Visionary CEO). Defines leading vs trailing metrics, and a platform formula: leverage, ambition, education, community impact, dedication. Shows concrete tradeoffs — income, stress, free time — and which inventory tweaks produce surprising long‑term divergence: useful if deciding which path’s mechanics and numbers matter tonight.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:59Climbing the Walls
- 3:53Introduction
- 10:25The Code Slinger
- 13:42Middle Management
- 15:21High Value
- 17:04Public Persona
- 20:36The Curse
- 22:25Teams
- 26:01Balance
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