@itshannahzhang: The nonlinear reading list, depending on what you’re trying to figure out: 1️⃣ “I don’t have one thing I’m passionate about.” So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport. Start with the skills you can get better at and what they could allow you to do. I recently reread this one. 2️⃣ “I’ve tried so many things. Am I behind?” Range by David Epstein. For anyone wondering whether their experience in different fields will ever add up to something. 3️⃣ “I can picture three completely different lives.” Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. Do the Odyssey Plan exercise: sketch three possible paths, including what your days would actually look like. 4️⃣ “I want to try something new without blowing up my life.” The Startup of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. Think small experiments, people you can learn from, and risks you can afford to take. 5️⃣ “I know I’m good at what I do, but I struggle to explain why someone should choose me.” Obviously Awesome by April Dunford. My head of product marketing had us read this. I’ve used positioning in my own business ever since. And yes lol, the physical books I’m holding aren’t the exact ones. I was traveling! and sorry i said PRODUCT instead of book 😭😭  Save this for your next book haul. What would you add? Follow @itshannahzhang @nonlinearhq for the next episode of The Nonlinear Operator. 🏷️ books, nonlinear careers, skill building, career experiments, positioning, entrepreneurship, personal brand, reading list

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