Hello Reader,

And hello, June! I hope you’re having a rad start to summer.

I’m off to my annual surf trip in Punto Minta, Mexico!

We’re also in the lab cooking up something special.

It’s going to be our first major in-person event.

I’ll be releasing the details shortly.

Stay tuned.

🎧 In this week's podcast, we ask: How do I get started with AI?​

How to use "cap" and "rizz" in a sentence

Our dinner conversations have been evolving.

Long gone are the days of "airplane" - aka the interpretive dance of making a morsel of cold chicken appetizing to a toddler in a high chair.

And they've been replaced by an onslaught of "bruh" and "no cap."

And "skibidi toilet."

If you're a Gen X parent trying to make sense of this landscape, here's a quick guide for you.

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Here are this week's top reads:

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What am I if not employed?

2 minutes | New York Times
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Many of us haven’t had a legit break since our high school days. We got jobs as teenagers, worked through college then began our careers. But sometimes, it takes a sprinkle of bravery to listen when our bodies tell us what they need from us.

→ Read the article​

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Americans have never been wealthier & no one is happy

4 minutes | A Wealth of Common Sense

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A common Wall Street adage is, “Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money.” With inflation, volatility, meme stocks and CNBC’s “MARKET SELLOFF” chyron, it’s easy to be pessimistic. But what if, as a whole, Americans are better off than ever?

→ Read the article​

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Maybe you actually do know what to do with your life

4 minutes | Jess Janz

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As kids, people ask what we want to be when we grow up. In college we pick a major and start planning our career. Our internships help us figure out the specifics. From childhood, we’re on a path to figure out what to do with our lives. What if we’ve been figuring out our lives all along?

→ Read the post​

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Am I too old for this? (Radreads, 518 clicks)
• ​The ultimate life coach (Mr. Money Moustache, 433 clicks)

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And finally, “I’m looking for a man in finance” — the remix.

With gratitude,

Khe

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