How to Change Careers (Ep. 287)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2020

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

We talk about how to shift over to a new career, along with the shifts we've made in our own work. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Skillshare: With thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. If you're one of the first 500 to use this link, you can also get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Habit-Building class!) at Skillshare.com/geek. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: 2019 Year in Review (Plus Our Plans for 2020) (Ep. 285) Cortex Linus Tech Tips on YouTube Paul Graham's Having Kids article So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport Thomas' Habit-Building course on Skillshare How to Budget Your Money Without Cutting Coffee (Ep. 174) A Crash Course on How to Start Investing (Even If You’re in Debt) (Ep. 168) Nerd Fitness Smart Passive Income Jenny Blake on YouTube Listen Money Matters Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:33 - Thoughts on our future podcasting 0:17:02 - Deviating from our majors and considering a new career 0:34:08 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:37:25 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills) 0:39:57 - Transitioning to a new area 0:55:28 - Martin's game dev 0:59:05 - Moving away from College Info Geek 1:20:58 - Building relationships with people you admire 1:29:16 - Recap and conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:34.0	You ready to podcast one?
0:36.0	I was...
0:37.0	Well, I wasn't born ready.
0:38.0	That was... I was about to lie to you.
0:40.0	I am ready.
0:41.0	I was born ready.
0:42.0	Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
0:43.3	See I didn't know what podcast were when I was born. The doctor said,
0:47.0	didn't even know.
0:47.6	Baby have the voice of Howard Stern. I don't understand it. I think I think they'll have some
0:51.9	sort of internet-based radio show. I will be seeking out of church. This is a natural. I don't know what that means. You know what Martin? So when we started the video version of this podcast, we made a commitment that the audio people would not miss out or anything
1:08.0	Which is why we don't put any graphics. We don't show B-roll. We don't have a Jamie to pull up an eclipse, but the audio audience they're missing out today.
1:17.0	Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, seriously. I see. I see.
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