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A newsletter for mid-career professionals who are successful on paper, but suspect work can’t deliver what it promised.

When work stops working.

"A gift for conveying deep, thought-provoking ideas." Ellen Kelsay, CEO Business Group on Health
"So well written. Sophisticated ideas in refreshingly clear prose." -Christopher Morris, PhD Assistant Professor, George Mason

Start reading one of the series:

Series 01: Work in Progress - Building a career from startup to public company
Series 02: Don't Work - What happens when you don't work and your central identity disappears?
Series 03: The Other Side of Enough - What happens when you have "enough?" Real stories of when dreams become reality.
Series 04: Not Obvious - Why work advice fails us. And what to do about it.
Series 05: Existential Explorer - Ideas from the edge of the map
Series 06: Alter Egos - People pushing work past its limits
Series 07: How to Become Irrelevant: A guide to not being a big deal
"Rick walks the walk. A lot of hard fought knowledge." Kristopher Abdelmessih, Founder, Moontower
"[His] explorations about life remain terrifically interesting." Sara Pendergast, Artist

About

Work is woven into the fabric of modern life. It defines us, rewards us, and consumes us. For a while, it feels like the answer…

Until it doesn’t.

The Way of Work is for mid-career professionals who are successful on paper, but suspect work can’t deliver what it promised—essays on meaning, identity, and ambition without the hustle-guru nonsense.

No productivity hacks.
No passion porn.
No cliché career advice.

Here, we explore the paradoxes of work: the promises it makes, the disappointments it delivers, and what happens when those promises stop delivering.

About Me: I’m Rick Foerster, a recovering startup addict turned writer. I helped build and grow a company from zero to $2B+, then walked away from that life to disappear and start writing.

Join me and let’s find a way to knock out all the big questions, while somehow remaining the center of attention. It’s the simple things, right?

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The Way of Work | Created and written by Rick Foerster.