Reading rank 266
How to Do What You Love
, subject: Finding fulfilling work
A Paul Graham essay David Senra calls personally influential and Paul Graham’s best on finding work you love.
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Coverage Score
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Scored evidence
About the book
Paul Graham examines what it actually means to find work one loves, why money and prestige can obscure that search, and the tradeoffs between gradually reshaping a career and supporting loved work through another job.
Why read it
Best if you are looking for the Paul Graham essay David Senra revisited, credits with changing his approach to the podcast, and calls Paul Graham’s best on finding work you love.
Key themes
- Finding work you love
- Rereading with consequences
- Personal influence
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 6 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Naval Ravikant (A Guide to Wealth and Happiness) — David recommends this Paul Graham essay by name, calling it fantastic and personally influential.
- Estée Lauder — David praises Paul Graham's essays generally and says this essay paired well with Gurley's talk.
- Paul Graham — David says this essay changed his life.
- Paul Graham’s Essays Part 2 — David says he discussed this essay in more depth on the prior week's Founders episode.
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