An index of curious things
Every Path So Far.
Except the one you haven't found yet.
One gloriously unprofitable fortune. A rather costly education. A fence. Some diamonds. An old philosopher. A copywriter with a timer. These stories talk to each other in unexpected ways. If you’re new here, start with the $13.46. If not, choose whichever question refuses to leave you alone.
01I Made $13.46 on the Internet.He earned $13.46 online. It cost him fifty. That was the beginning of the trouble.↗02The Fence I Wanted to Build Again.The work he wanted to escape became the work he wanted freedom to choose.↗03The Diamonds Under Your Feet.A farm, a fortune, and the trouble with believing the good stuff is elsewhere.↗04The $38,000 Question.An expensive education. A wonderfully polished axe. One tree still standing.↗05The Art of Being Enough.What if your worth and your latest result were two different things?↗06The Difference Between Having To and Getting To.Freedom may have less to do with the task than with the relationship you have to it.↗07Permission Slips Sold Here.When preparation stops preparing you and starts protecting you.↗08The Backwards Way to Get Ahead.Alan Watts, the pursuit of happiness, and a stubborn little paradox.↗09A Very Expensive Book and a Cheap Kitchen Timer.A copywriting legend, a modest timer, and the art of getting started.↗10The Hours That Disappear.The psychologist who studied what happens when attention and challenge meet.↗11In Defense of an Excellent Tuesday.Ambition, attention, and the underrated luxury of an ordinary day.↗12A Collection of Magnificent Troublemakers.A strange little library of thinkers. And one important guest who isn’t on the shelf.↗13The Hamburger Stand With One Unfair Advantage.What a legendary copywriter knew about the people on the other side of an offer.↗14The Delightful Problem With Giving Things Away.An honest look at sharing, selling, and making room to receive.↗15Letters From the Whirld.Occasional stories, unexpected connections, and private notes from the Whirld.↗16We’re Cool Either Way.A tiny rule with rather enormous implications.↗
There’s a path through the stories, but no compulsory order. Some of the best detours are hiding inside the paragraphs.