The Generalist World Pod

You can do anything, but not everything

Supanuch Yik [https://www.linkedin.com/in/supanuch/] on decision-making, co-creation, and finding purpose across borders. 📚What You'll Learn 1. How generalists and connectors bridge communication gaps between specialists by using active listening and clear shared goals 2. Frameworks for finding purpose when you can't define yourself: ikigai, quizzes, and self-coaching tools 3. How to make strategic choices when you want to do everything ✍️ Some Takeaways * Communication breaks down when goals aren't clearly set and shared between generalists and specialists. * Each yes is a no to something else; treat decisions like choosing ice cream flavours. * Impact requires understanding the full system of input, process, and output. * Don't wait for external confirmation or the perfect title. Trust yourself and take risks. Where to find Supanuch Yik https://www.linkedin.com/in/supanuch/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/supanuch/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

Choosing people over job titles

Chavi Pande on collaborators, removing metrics, and letting things unfold. 📚What You'll Learn 1. Emergence as a design philosophy that extends far beyond products into process, work, and decision-making 2. Why team culture and people matter infinitely more than company prestige or job titles 3. How generalists build careers by staying curious, saying yes, and creating community ✍️ Some Takeaways * Stop tracking metrics; follow energy and joy instead. * Choose collaborators over job titles. * Not defining things gives you more options. * Community is a safe testing ground for experiments. Internet Archive: https://archive.org/ [https://archive.org/] More on Bauhaus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus] Four Thousand Weeks: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeks [https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeks] Arrival: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/] Where to find Chavi Pande LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chavi-pande/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chavi-pande/] Chavi's Website: https://chavi.net/ [https://chavi.net/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

Keep your hobbies or lose yourself

Rachel Fenton [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-fenton/] on the messiness of pivots, curiosity as the thread, and making things with your hands. 📚What You'll Learn 1. Why staying connected to multiple identities and hobbies is essential insurance against work consuming everything in your life 2. How the career gap is often messier and less linear than the polished LinkedIn stories we see, and what that realistic timeline looks like 3. What "the right size" means for your career and why growth isn't always the answer ✍️ Some Takeaways * When work becomes everything, leaving becomes impossible because you've lost all your other selves. * Career moves are pragmatic sequences of small decisions, not pivotal moments. * The career gap is messy and turbulent, even with privilege and safety nets. * Making things by hand is medicine for a life spent on keyboards, and it's non-negotiable. Where to find Rachel Fenton https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-fenton/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-fenton/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

If it sucks, you can leave; the world is as we've made it

Tyler Sellhorn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-sellhorn/] on showing up whole online, identity stacking, and life’s seasons. 📚What You'll Learn 1. Why "if it sucks, you can leave" is the foundational belief that changes everything about how you approach work and life 2. How to think like a remote-first leader who sees whole people, not disembodied profiles 3. What makes AI genuinely transformational versus where it falls apart completely ✍️ Some Takeaways * An identity stack keeps growing and reordering based on seasons, unlike fixed frameworks that suggest you're a finished product. * Showing up as your whole self, online and offline, is how you actually build community and have real influence. * You're never actually stuck; that's a lie that gets passed down by people who are also stuck. * AI is exceptional at compression and code generation, but it's subtractive technology everywhere else because feedback loops don't exist for most human work. Where to find Tyler Sellhorn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-sellhorn/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-sellhorn/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ [https://www.millytamati.com/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]

Your easiest thing is your truest thing

Avi Love [https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-love/] on alignment, play in difficult moments, and creativity as nervous system medicine. 📚What You'll Learn 1. Why deep conversations and containers matter more than ever in a shallow, algorithm-driven world 2. The difference between therapy and coaching, and why coaching is experiencing a renaissance right now 3. How polyvagal theory explains why play is literally a survival and innovation skill ✍️ Some Takeaways * Denial about your calling is always rooted in making things hard for yourself—we're taught that what comes naturally must be suspicious. * Monetise when the world asks you to, not when you preemptively decide it's viable. * Fear and heartbreak are signs you're in alignment, not out of it; they point to what's deeply meaningful to you. * Play is the foundational nervous system skill that enables everything else: connection, resilience, and breakthrough innovation. Where to find Avi Love https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-love/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-love/] Where to find Milly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/] Website: http://www.millytamati.com/ [https://www.millytamati.com/] Generalist World Resources: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU [https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU]... The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/ [https://www.generalistquiz.com/] Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/ [https://www.generalistcareer.com/] Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events [https://lu.ma/generalist.events] Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning [https://www.generalist.world/positioning]