Jason Shen

Jason Shen

The Outlier Coach—helping founders build conviction in what's next · 3x venture-backed startup founder (acq by FB) · Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · ADHD · Former NCAA gymnast


Jun 05
105: Main Character EnergyApplying the principles of great storytelling to a life of meaning
May 28
104: Turning 3612 lessons learned in my thirty-sixth year
May 22
103: Designing RitualThe word ritual appears inside the word spiritual. And in our increasingly secular society, rituals are being lost. How can we bring them back?
May 14
102: How to Facilitate a Great WorkshopA few weeks ago, I ran a workshop with the marketing team at at top 20 U.S. college. The focus was on developing team resilience in era of hybrid and remote work and got a ton of great feedback.
May 07
101: Hobbies > Side HustlesIt might seem stupid, but legitimately one of the best ways to counter burnout is to get a hobby. You know, an activity you do during your leisure time for pleasure?
May 01
100: Triple DigitsCelebrating our two year anniversary with a video recap on the journey so far and a personal update from Jason.
Apr 16
099: Eulogy Virtues🤔 On top or out there? 🧠 External vs Internal Achievements 🖼 Big Review (Scotch & Bean 044) 👉 Why Free Speech on Social is So Hard
Apr 09
098: Our Voice🤔 Do you like your voice? 🧠 The Way You Sound 🖼 Four Microphones 👉 Audio Gear
Apr 02
097: High Stakes🤔 Loyalty 🧠 Love & Standardized Tests 🖼 Failure (S&B 043) 👉 Raise Your Voice
Mar 26
096: Dealing with Anger🤔 U Mad Bro? 🧠 Dealing with Anger Productively 🖼 Reorgs (a TikTok video) 👉 The Happiness Lab (podcast)
Mar 18
095: My Journey into Resilience🤔 Are you listening? 🧠 Sharing my resilience story 🖼 A Besieged Museum 👉 Chasing Merit Badges
Mar 12
094: Sacred Words🤔 Celebrating 100 editions 🧠 Poetry as Spiritual Practice 🖼 Team Morale (S&B #042) 👉 Easing into Writing Poetry (exercises)
Mar 05
093: The Role of Fear🤔 Your life on the silver screen 🧠 What losing taught a UFC champion about fear and confidence 🖼 Airport (S&B #041) 👉 Encanto (Disney movie)
Feb 26
092: Forever War, Forever Peace🤔 How are you feeling? 🧠 Waging Forever Peace 🖼 A Vietnam Execution 👉 Gibbons (game)
Feb 19
091: Mindful Metaphors🤔 The right number of fans 🧠 Mindful Metaphors 🖼 Competition (S&B #040) 👉 "And When You Survive This"
Feb 12
090: Perfectly Designed Systems🤔 What's your chronotype? 🧠 On Human and Tech Systems 🖼 An (Updated) Resilience Framework 👉 Humanities (illustrations)
Feb 05
089: More Meaning, Not Less Work🤔 Avoidant Feelings? 🧠 More Meaning, Not Less Work 🖼 Self-Sufficient (S&B 039) 👉 Raising $100k to fighting anti-Asian hate
Jan 29
088: The Happiness Graph🤔 How happy were you in 2021? 🧠 How Arctic families raise resilient kids 🖼 The Happiness Graph Has Flipped 👉 Ode to Open Source - Ghost
Jan 22
087: Living Recklessly🤔 Who do you depend on? 🧠 Joan Didion's UC Riverside Speech 🖼 Finding Peace (S&B 038) 👉 Gamma (a docs + slides mashup)
Jan 15
086: Embracing Uselessness🤔 How do you restore yourself? 🧠 Embracing Uselessness 🖼 Stress Management (S&B 037) 👉 A checklist to track 2022