The Nonlinear Reading List
Build a career that doesn’t fit the usual mold, grow a personal brand, and figure out your next move
I’m on vacation this week, so there’s no new post! There have also been a lot of new faces around here in the last few months, so this felt like a good time to pull together my top hits.
These are my top posts over the last 6+ months since I started writing every week, sorted by category.
Guides cover frameworks and how-tos across career strategy, personal branding, AI, and startups. Stories are conversations with people who built nonlinear careers, like a former product manager turned developer community lead and creator, to an ex-pro tennis player who built a personal brand on LinkedIn.
If you’re new, start anywhere that catches your eye. If you’ve been here a while, have a look at anything you missed.
See you in two weeks! In a very Chinese time of my life until then 😆
Career Strategy
How to Onboard Yourself: Your First 90 Days at a New Job When There's No Playbook
11 Career Paths Where High Performers Have an Unfair Advantage
Personal Brand & Content
How I Grew 70K Followers in 4 Months as a 5-9 Creatorpreneur
I Thought Personal Brands Were Dumb Until It Got Me a New Job and a Six-Figure Business
The 5-9 Creator Guide: How I Grew a 6-Figure Side Hustle in a Year