Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals

I've been forced to switch jobs, careers, interests, purpose, and skills so many times I've made it a personal mission to get good at getting good as fast as possible. I didn't want to wait 10,000 hours. But I didn't want to take shortcuts either. There's no way to cheat the system. But there are methods for skipping the line, for achieving what you need to achieve using the techniques that I've painfully had to go through again and again. Every time there's a crisis, either societal or personal, people start talking about the "new normal." As if everything that was normal before is now going to completely change. What will that new normal look like? What will happen? The key to skipping the line is to constantly live in the world of "not knowing." To constantly be curious but not threatened by what's next. To live in the world where everyone else is scared but you are so comfortable with the land of not knowing that you can still navigate the rough waters. Not only do you navigate these waters, but you become a beacon. It's foggy outside. Many people-some old friends, some new friends-are trying to find their way to shore on this foggy and windy and rainy night. You are the beacon and the lights are on. You help them to shore. This is not the end of the line. This is the beginning. Book jacket.