Hi Reader,

I hope everyone's weekend is off to a great start and all of my cities are repp'ing in the MLB playoffs.

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Do Boomers owe you a house?

Warren Buffett has $145 billion dollars.

How much is he planning on giving his kids?

(Translation, $1 Billion per kid.)

Now your Boomer parents have way less.

But they’re sitting on giant homes.

They’ve locked in super-low interest rates.

And their 401ks are on fire.

So what does that mean for you?

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Here are this week's top reads:

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Quit your job

11 minutes | Palladium Magazine

Quitting your job without a plan is not for the faint-hearted. But if you do plunge into the uncertainty, without something else lined-up, you increase your surface area of luck. New relationships form, ideas arise in idleness and then you’re able to truly break free from the prevailing career narratives.

→ Read the article​

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Want closer friendships? Move away from your friends.

5 minutes | The Atlantic

Are long-distance adult friendships destined to fade without the convenience of quick catch ups? It turns out that going the extra mile — quite literally — acts as a forcing function to prioritize your most important relationships.

→ Read the article​

// three

Stop asking people ‘What do you do?’

5 minutes | The Wall Street Journal

“What do you do?” is the perfect question to summarize a person’s interest, expertise and social status. And as someone with an unconventional career path, I hate it. When we tie our identities too closely to our careers, are we squeezing out the traits that truly make us shine?

→ Read the article​

This Week on The Examined Life Podcast

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This week's episode: How do you navigate mid-life?​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​How I hacked the game of Wall Street (RadReads, 526 clicks)
• ​Lighthouse parents have more confident kids (The Atlantic, 418 clicks)

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And finally, a texting fan misses Justin Timberlake serenading her.​

With gratitude,

Khe

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