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Paul Millerd is back on the pod. Paul is the author of Pathless Path and recently published his new book, Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition

(00:35) Confessions of a workaholic
(03:34) Does work always have to suck a little?
(06:00) What happens if you just don’t do stuff?
(08:30) Paul’s pickup line - “I want to build a life not centered around work”
(10:20) Why I fired my ghostwriting clients
(13:40) How Paul convinced me to drop out of college
(18:00) From “work day” to “work decade”
(19:30) Is a writing schedule useful?
(21:30) The puzzle of good work and finding your flow
(23:35) “I abandoned a draft of about 55k words”
(26:30) Why you don’t need to feel guilty about scrolling Twitter
(33:50) “Oh shit, YOU'RE Meme Alerts?”
(38:00) How Paul made his first internet money
(41:10) Choosing the game you want to play
(44:50) Publishing books on your own terms
(49:30) Paul’s quarterly letter to his friends
(50:30) Being a consultant for your own business
(55:12) Paul analyzing my superpowers
(01:01:25) Scheduling my leisure? What?
(01:04:20) How the right memes can hit you deep
(01:05:20) Sharing the ideas for my next book
(01:08:20) Why American politics nowadays are just meme warfare
(01:14:28) Why Naval Ravikant is a memelord

Jason Levin⁠⁠⁠ is a viral marketer and founder of Memelord Technologies. Read Jason's ⁠weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups⁠.

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Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.