David speaks with Taylor Pearson, an author, investor, and principal at Mutiny Fund. Taylor wrote The End of Jobs, a book about how work is changing and what that means for people building their careers today. These days, he focuses on decision-making, risk, and helping investors think about uncertainty through his work at Mutiny Fund.They talked about: How ditching plans to become a lawyer changed Taylor's life⚠️ How "safe" career paths often hide the biggest risks Why some jobs will feel secure until they aren't Why job security and career stability are not the same thing How to track your life balance sheet beyond money How thinking like an investor can help with making smarter life choices Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/taylorpearson-3/ Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/ntz5LnTzez8 Mentioned in the show:Paul Graham | http://www.paulgraham.com/Paul Millerd | https://theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/Nassim Taleb | https://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/Naval Ravikant | https://theknowledge.io/conquering-comfort-two-razors-from-naval-to-sharpen-your-choices/Luca Dellanna | https://theknowledge.io/lucadellana-1/Charlie Munger | https://theknowledge.io/can-you-beat-your-opponent-in-their-own-game-mungers-law-and-the-art-of-the-steelman/Elon Musk | https://theknowledge.io/elons-law-beating-hofstadters-law-with-ridiculous-deadlines/Brian Eno | https://www.enoshop.co.uk/Kevin Kelly | https://kk.org/Venkatesh Rao | https://www.ribbonfarm.com/about/Douglas Adams | http://www.douglasadams.com/Mutiny Fund | https://mutinyfund.com/IBM | https://www.ibm.com/Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/Wells Fargo | https://www.wellsfargo.com/Y Combinator | https://www.ycombinator.com/Netflix | https://www.netflix.com/Hallmark | https://www.hallmark.com/OpenAI | https://openai.com/Google | https://www.google.com/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Apple | https://www.apple.com/Scribe Media (formerly Book in a Box) | https://scribemedia.com/Toyota | https://www.toyota.com/Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | https://www.vikings.com/Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | https://www.dallascowboys.com/The End of Jobs | https://theknowledge.io/taylorpearson-2/Fooled by Randomness | https://www.amazon.com/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Chance-Markets/dp/0812975219The Black Swan | https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Impact-Highly-Improbable/dp/081297381XAntifragile | https://theknowledge.io/reimaging-work-life-balance/The Pathless Path | https://theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/Flatland | https://www.amazon.com/Flatland-Romance-Many-Dimensions-Dover/dp/048627263XThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | https://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Douglas-Adams/dp/0345391802Snow Crash | https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Novel-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0553380958The Almanack of Naval Ravikant | https://www.amazon.com/Almanack-Naval-Ravikant-Wealth-Happiness/dp/1544514212Wealth – essay by Paul Graham | http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html Connect with Taylor:Twitter: https://x.com/TaylorPearsonMeWebsite: taylorpearson.me‍ About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter. Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeRead lessSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/theknowledge/donations