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The more I think about the next phase of my career, the more I think it’s going to be defined by career moats as described by

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Nick Moore

@nickwritesit

Aug 23, 2020

I need to develop rare and valuable skills. So far, they’re semi-rare. I need to polish them until I can prove they’re valuable and hone them until they’re truly rare.

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If You Want a Great Career, Go After Rare & Valuable Skills

Cal Newport argues that great careers come from building rare & valuable skills. But what does 'rare & valuable’ actually mean?

Nick Moore

@nickwritesit

Aug 23, 2020

My side projects should augment my current job, tying a good thing to a better thing. My work supersedes any single role. commoncog.com/blog/career-mo

Nick Moore

@nickwritesit

Aug 23, 2020

I shouldn’t “overbet” and over-invest all my resources in one direction. I need to take better care of the upside and the downside. Every bet I make requires I have an edge before making it.

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Time Allocation as Capital Allocation

What if we treated time management as a bet allocation problem? Say that we have a finite number of hours, which we might spend on a variety of career activities. How do we figure out what to spend...