Shripriya Mahesh

Regret Minimization and Career Agency

 
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Episode Notes (by minute):

-2:30 - How Shripriya bought her personal website in 1995 or 1996 and started blogging in 2003.

-5:00 - How Shripriya thinks of blogging as a forcing function to hopefully have a conversation and to showcase her thinking.

-10:30 - Why thinking of her career as an adventure and with a regret minimization lens empowered Shripriya to take a sabbatical from eBay and go to film school

-13:00 - What Shripriya learned from a mentor at eBay: “when you have options, pick the hardest option.”

-15:00 - Why you are the creator and consumer of your career, if you think about it as a product

-20:30 - Why Khe Hy is part of an emerging group redefining success during a very busy time

-24:30 - Why we are living in an age of agency and you have the opportunity to pursue whatever job, path, lifestyle, etc that you want

-26:30 - Why people may have more leverage to improve their position at a bigger company than they may think

-31:30 - Why the barrier to connecting with others has decreased creating opportunity for to connect with others

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)

Published Date: 6/3/21