Newsletter 9 August 2023: Passion distraction; Banned books spread; AI spawns travel drivel.
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Newsletter 9 August 2023: Passion distraction; Banned books spread; AI spawns travel drivel.

ByJosh Bernoff

How to grow a great career by not following your passion, private equity and AI roil publishing, plus 3 people to follow, 3 great reads, and plug nuts Don’t follow your passion “Follow your passion” is terrible advice. Your career develops over years and decades. As you live through it, you have to make a living. People…

The purple prose of Shervin Pishevar: the limits of passion at work
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The purple prose of Shervin Pishevar: the limits of passion at work

ByJosh Bernoff

Investor Shervin Pishevar wrote a letter defending his friend, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, as investors attempted to eject him from Uber’s board of directors. It’s the most florid business communication you’ll ever see. In a moment of passion, you may be tempted to write like this. Don’t — it’ll come back to haunt you….