Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers received a reflection on why I left Twitter, followed by a case for redefining home. This coming weekend, they’ll enjoy a meditation on what the people I look for have most in common: the ability to carry two ideas at once.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that represent the themes of this newsletter, which are career development, community building, and self care.
It’s a Bleak Job Market for New College Grads. These Are the Unluckiest. I was out to drinks with a VC late last month, and I asked him what happens to the people who came of age during the 3-5 year window when we were figuring out what to do with AI tools and technology. And he took a deep breath and said, “I really don’t know.” Their careers likely won’t take off - even late.
I Joined Every Class Action Lawsuit I Could Find, and So Can You.
A more modest, homespun celebration would give us everything we need without commodifying our movement for the benefit of fair-weather friends. There is a long legacy of trans and queer people making unimaginably beautiful, world-changing things from whatever scraps they could get their hands on. It’s time we claimed it.
How ‘business for good’ went bad—and what comes next.
CEOs Don’t Realize Their Haters Make Them Better Leaders. This sounds right to me: “We have a harder time seeing alternative solutions and problems that could be right in front us. We adopt the strategies and mindset of the majority and look for information that supports its position. That all leads to bad decision making.” People like to stick with what they know, which makes leadership err on the side of conservative.
Decision-making: One- and two-way doors.
Father’s Day Cards Are Stuck in the Past — Here’s How We’re Changing That. I’ve been talking about this issue for many years, that the greeting cards reflect a version of ‘Dad’ that most people don’t see in or as their own. In truth, I’m not convinced that a store-bought card is right for most dads as they are, not as they have been depicted previously, routinely.
The sneaky new friendship divide between millennials and Gen Z.
Disrupted or displaced? How AI is shaking up jobs.
Academics, recruiters and management consultants are split on whether talk of a bloodbath is just scaremongering or a clear-eyed view of AI’s potential to shake up the labour market. But even if AI is not destroying jobs at scale today, it is certainly redesigning them and changing the equation between work, output and headcount.
Why your phone habits leave you feeling so bad.
The job market is brutal for women executives. This is how it goes, always, in times of decline. The people perpetually at the top carry on how they know, dismissing others who could have risen and excelled, if given the chance. But it does seem we’re more so in a period now and ahead when most people will only take care of themselves and not focus on lifting, much less suggesting the next.
Your new money guide: 7 ways to save, invest and plan in today’s unpredictable economy.
Think Twice Before You Click ‘Unsubscribe’. This is kind of an insane standard to operate with? “Still, he never clicks on any links embedded into the body of an email sent from someone he hasn’t exchanged emails with before.” I am not convinced that we can expect everyone to follow suit. People are just going to be vulnerable, I guess.
Why Can't I Get a Job Right Now? 9 Expert Tips to Stand Out to Recruiters.
Across social platforms, layoff influencers are attracting thousands of followers by sharing advice and commiserating with those in the same boat. While workers can't change the fact of being laid off, they are no longer taking it lying down.