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I share the mindsets, mental models, and in demand life skills that help young people understand how the world really works.


Because when they know how the world works, they begin to understand how to make the world work for them.

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You can just do things

Apr 23, 2025

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12 min read

You can just do things

like creating internships that don't exist.

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
It's time to shake up this newsletter

Apr 9, 2025

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3 min read

It's time to shake up this newsletter

show > tell

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
How industry leaders think about education today

Apr 2, 2025

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11 min read

How industry leaders think about education today

and what you can take away from it.

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
The wolf you feed

Mar 26, 2025

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11 min read

The wolf you feed

is the wolf that will win. Choose wisely.

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
The other side of suck

Mar 19, 2025

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11 min read

The other side of suck

And why a camel is a horse designed by committee

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
To build an unconventional life, abandon conventional thinking

Mar 12, 2025

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12 min read

To build an unconventional life, abandon conventional thinking

Thayer Method, Rule Breakers, Cold Email, Create > Apply, Open Sesame

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
How You Can Do Things That Make Sense

Mar 5, 2025

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14 min read

How You Can Do Things That Make Sense

Using AI at Work, Choose Wisely, Be Interested, Show Em, Paperplanes

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
why its time to enter your coaching era

Feb 26, 2025

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19 min read

why its time to enter your coaching era

4 big questions, The Think Day, Mr. Beast is Back, Robots

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
What is skills based hiring?

Feb 19, 2025

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18 min read

What is skills based hiring?

and why everyone is suddenly talking about it.

Damian Matheson
Damian Matheson
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