Pursue a Portfolio of Activities

“Nothing is fun to do for 40 hours per week” - @aliabdaal

I tend to agree - doing one thing tends to get boring. The most interesting people I know pursue a portfolio of activities. Here are 5 of my favorite examples:

1. @shaanvp

• Ecom brand
• Twitter/personal brand
• Podcast
• Crypto newsletter
• Personal newsletter
• Rolling fund
• Cohort-based course

2. @tferriss

• Podcast
• Newsletter + Blog
• Twitter/YouTube/personal brand
• 5 books
• Angel investments
• Real estate investments
• Nonprofit

3. @thesamparr

• Podcast
• Twitter/personal brand
• Copywriting course
• Cohort based course
• Real estate investments
• Angel investments
• Media company
• Online communities

4. Cal Newport

• Research + teaching
• Writing books
• Writing for The New Yorker
• Online courses w/ @scotthyoung
• Ecom brand (planners)
• Podcast
• Newsletter + Blog

5. @aliabdaal himself, of course

• Youtube
• Book
• Test prep company
• 2 podcasts
• Online courses
• Real estate investments
• Angel investments

Takeaways:

1. Having/building an audience is a key component for these folks.

2. Investing is often part of the mix.

3. There’s a flywheel/synergistic dynamic - doing well in one area helps the others.

(Newport spoke about his personal flywheel this week on his pod.)

P.S. - here’s the original thread this post was based on, if you’re interested. Also, feel free to follow me on Twitter!