Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Validation Spiral 17
Chapter 2 Why Are We So Obsessed with Goals? 33
Chapter 3 Who Am I without the Doing? 47
Chapter 4 The Satisfaction of Practice in an Achievement-Oriented World 63
Chapter 5 Calculating Capacity 77
Chapter 6 Growth without Striving 97
Chapter 7 Choosing Your Destination 111
Chapter 8 Choosing Your Direction 133
Chapter 9 Buying In 145
Chapter 10 Planning Projects 157
Chapter 11 Follow-Through, Self-Sabotage, Margin 169
Conclusion 187
Notes 191
Acknowledgments 199
About the Author 201
Index 203
Tara McMullin is the host of What Works, a business and culture podcast about navigating the 21st century economy without losing your humanity. She’s also the co-founder of YellowHouse.Media, a boutique podcast production company. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, The Startup, The Muse, and The Huffington Post.
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