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7PS: How to build your "other" career before you need it π
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Read time: 1 minute, 330 words. Philip Larkin didn't quit his librarian day job to become a great poet. He kept it for 30 years. Elizabeth Bishop never built her life around one prestigious institution. She moved between grants, teaching, fellowships and residencies. Brian Eno became famous by refusing to stay in the lane that made him famous (musician, producer, visual artist, lecturer). That's the contrarian part. The most resilient careers often look less "committed" from the outside. But underneath, theyβre engineered for survival. These 3 people understood this decades before "portfolio career" became a buzzword. βHere's how to build your "other" career before you need itβ ββ-Kabir πΌ Portfolio Career βDavid Byrne β Musician, writer, photographer, cyclist, and occasional urbanist whose career spans Talking Heads, Broadway, visual art, books, and public thinking about cities. β‘οΈ Productivity Use browser profiles intentionally. Create separate browser profiles for different modes of work. One for writing. One for admin. One for browsing. Different bookmarks, extensions, and histories reduce context bleed and decision fatigue without adding a new app. π° Wealth βRaisin β Marketplace for high-yield savings accounts across multiple FDIC-insured banks. β βThe Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul. New research has revealed that our bodies, our gestures, and our surroundings dramatically impact our intelligence and mental health. Helpful reframing for anyone stuck trying to "think harder" instead of thinking differently. β βSpirit of Eden by Talk Talk. Recorded largely through long improvisational sessions that were later edited and assembled, the album abandons conventional song structures in favor of space, silence, and gradual emergence. π AI Prompt Write my biography as if it were found scribbled on the back of a used bookstore receipt. β βFall in love with Nat King Coleβ β15 smart income streams to build long term wealthβ βWe are the Championsβ β β
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Seven Point Sundayπ‘by Kabir Sehgal
I help you build your portfolio career. Get 7 actionable ideas on Sundays. From a Multi-Grammy & Multi-Emmy Winner, New York Times bestselling author (21 books), ex-J.P. Morgan banker, Navy Vet. Join 10k readers.
Read time: 1 minute, 390 words. I spent 100+ hours listening to, curating, and editing the Dalai Lama's voice while making a meditation album. Someone asked me what the most useful thing I learned was. I answered immediately: "The enemy is your best teacher."As HHDL says, "With enemy, you can practice patience. That is one of the important factors for peace of mind.β This stayed with me because discomfort often feels like it's being caused by someone else. But the frustration, tension, and...
Read time: 1 minute, 370 words. Making money in indie music is tough. A project might earn $100 from streaming in a year. So I have to be thoughtful about where my time goes. The number of artists and engineers I work with gets smaller every year. Not because there's a shortage of talent. Because I've built a creative orbit around execution. I tend to work with people who have experience in the corporate world or working with customers.(or who were in the military!) They call back...
Read time: 1 minute, 329 words. Folks tell me all the time: you do too much. But high output can lead to better results. Because every rep sharpens your instincts. Prince recorded 39 studio albums. He worked in studios, backstage, and hotel rooms. He captured ideas quickly and refined them later. He moved across funk, rock, jazz, soul, and pop. And he reportedly left more than 8,000 unreleased songs in his vault. Prince didn't wait for perfect. He built mastery through volume.ππΎ 3 ways you...