![]() Don’t even think about it unless you are rich and rudderless. ![]() Going to graduate school is a cry for help. It’s a better experience, and you won’t feel pressured to attend football games or fraternity parties. The only real reason to go is if you can get into an Ivy League school (fellow alums will set you up with gigs, good merch, etc.) or you want to party on someone else’s dime for four years. Make yourself an invaluable resource and sounding board.Ĭollege is probably a waste unless you want to be a doctor, lawyer, politician, or educator. The price you pay to come and go as you please is availability. Not answering an email, text, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Discord message isn’t an option when you work for yourself. The importance placed on “work-life balance” is a recent phenomenon that many people seem to abuse. I have learned most lessons the hard way, but maybe you don’t have to. I dropped out of high school and have never held a “real job,” which has been fun and rewarding but also profoundly challenging. Everyone wants to be “creative” or, worse, a “content creator.” I am not here to discourage you but instead give you some sage words of advice for joining the workforce. But in today’s society, no one wants a real job. ![]() The lack of security and, of course, health insurance is enough to deter most. Some of you are too lazy, irresponsible, or unable to stomach the financial ups and downs. Not everyone is cut out for being their own boss. When Gutes and Megan asked me to contribute to this issue, as someone who has, in theory, created his own lane in the workforce, I thought it would be best to expand on the book concept and add some work-related advice. Everyone is so serious, so bummed, so worried. It was meant to be lighthearted, which is a tone we need even more today. In 2015, I wrote a book called “ I Know You Think You Know It All: Advice and Observations For You to Stand Apart in Public and Online.” It was my version of the classic “Life's Little Instruction Book.” Somehow, shockingly, most of it holds up, even though how we interact, communicate, and work has devolved significantly in eight long years. In collaboration with Urban Outfitters and Dickies, we created a series of stories that feature creative leaders who offer their insight on the “new” work world.
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