The Useful Life
Pursue wisdom. Master the ordinary. Leave a legacy. Join a growing community of clever people sharpening their thinking, learning practical frameworks, and doing more of what truly matters.
The Useful Life No. 2 — Chaos, Craft, and Capturing Ideas
The Useful Life by Jordan Shirkman No. 2 Chaos, Craft, and Capturing Ideas Hey there, We’re back at it—and by sending out this newsletter, I’ve officially posted more in the last two weeks than I have in the last five years. Thanks for your patience. ↩️ LOOKING BACK My wife and I are in the thick of parenting five kids between the ages of six months and nine years old. We do our best to bring order to the chaos, but we often get to the end of the day and say to ourselves, “What just...
The Useful Life No. 1 — Growth, Grief, and Going Forward
The Useful Life by Jordan Shirkman No. 1 Growth, Grief, and Going Forward Hey there, You’re probably wondering why this is in your inbox, especially since it’s been years since I’ve posted anything. Well, it was time for a resurrection. ↩ Looking Back I started writing in the summer of 2009, when I had an internship at a big medical-pharmaceutical company and my boss said, “We don’t have anything else for you to do, so just find a way to occupy yourself.” And the rest is, well, a fairly...
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