May 12
200: Resilience → Outliers —
On the 200th edition, my newsletter is changing it's name, topic, and cadence!
Apr 27
199: Why Books Still Matter —
My recap of Interintellect's The Future of Publishing conference
Apr 21
198: Improvising is OP —
Planning is overrated. Improvisation is underrated. Here's why.
Apr 13
197: Two Pivots —
How my first failed startup laid the groundwork for the successful second act
Apr 07
196: Chosen Suffering —
Suffering is bad. Unless the NVIDIA CEO says it's good. But is there more than this dichotomy
Mar 30
195: I Wrote a Book —
How I wrote The Path to Pivot, who it's for (venture-backed founders), why I self-published, and what's next
Mar 23
194: On PG's Essays —
Beyond being a great investor, entrepreneur, and programmer, at his core, PG is an ambitious, independent thinker. And many of his best ideas live on in his essays.
Mar 18
193: What Happens in Coaching? —
What the heck we talk about and do inside coaching sessions
Mar 10
192: Getting to Exec (Mind Map) —
I made a map of a $599 leadership course taught by a 15 year Amazon veteran
Mar 03
191: Hiring Reality Check —
So you want to land a great job or an amazing hire. Here's what you're probably overlooking.
Feb 25
190: How to Do Great Work —
💡Cultivating Resilience is a weekly newsletter about rebounding from setbacks and reinventing the future—by 3x founder and executive coach Jason Shen.
A couple of months ago, I wrote about timeless pieces of wisdom that I come back to again and again.
153: Timeless WisdomUnpacking wisdom on solving problems, managing
Feb 17
189: Deadlines are Magic —
Don't sleep on the power of attaching a timeline to your goals, big and small
Feb 10
188: Join the Club —
Building a startup is hard. Through shared vulnerability and a love of scotch, Derek Flanzraich created a space for NYC to let their guard down and build each other up.
Feb 04
187: My Kind of Eggs —
Most of our problems stem from not knowing what we truly want—or not mustering the courage to go for it.
Jan 27
186: The Outlier Interview —
Starting an interview series for authentically exceptional people. Starting with...me!
Jan 20
185: Personal Bios —
Telling your personal story has always been difficult... and never more important.
Jan 13
184: No Difference, No Distinction —
How a Disney screenwriter and a Spanish-speaking Indian founder teach us how outliers can use their unique qualities to create magic.
Dec 17
183: Face Plants —
Falling on your face hurts less than you think. And a few other thoughts about living life on your terms
Dec 10
182: Kryptonite —
How effective outliers manage and mitigate their weaknesses
Dec 03
181: Strong Suit —
Three ways to make your outlier obsessions an advantage you as an outlier