Mar 23, 2023
Venkatesh Rao is a writer,
consultant, and author. He has been writing about indie consulting
for years and has recently published The Art of Gig, Volumes 1 & 2,
which together take an in-depth look at the gig economy.
Venkatesh joins the show to discuss tragic luck, becoming slightly
nonsensical, the advantages of mediocrity, and a whole lot
more!
Important Links:
- Venkatesh's Website
- Venkatesh's Blog
- Venkatesh's Substack
-
Venkatesh's Twitter
-
The Art of Gig
-
The Art of Gig: our
synthesis
-
The Gervais
Principle
Show
Notes:
- Origins of The Art of
Gig
- Paycheck People
- Learning how to take
risks
- Is there a risk-taking
gene?
- The case for fixed-point
futurism
- Finding meaning
- Personality types, narrative, and
becoming a courageous thinker
- Don’t get tragically
lucky
- Generational
agency
- Sparring, pressure and
meaning-making
- Be slightly
nonsensical
- Teaching others to appreciate
randomness
- Towards infinite games; be
mediocre
- Understanding
divergentism
- MUCH more!
Books
Mentioned:
- The Art of Gig: Volumes 1 & 2; by
Venkatesh Rao
- The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the
9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich; by Tim
Feriss
- Free Agent Nation: The Future of
Working for Yourself; by Daniel H. Pink
- The Pathless Path: Imagining a
New Story For Work and Life; by Paul Millerd
- Tempo: timing, tactics and
strategy in narrative-driven decision-making; by Venkatesh
Rao
- The Redemptive Self: Stories
Americans Live By; by Dan P. McAdams
- Finite and Infinite Games: A
Vision of Life As Play and Possibility; by James
Carse
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity; by David Allen