Deviate

Chris Guillebeau on life goals, work, and travel as alt-university [encore]


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“Have a bias toward action.” – Chris Guillebeau

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Chris discuss Chris’ quest to travel to every country in the world (4:30); discovering and fine-tuning your passions through travel (17:00); exploring creativity through various mediums, and discontentment as a catalyst for change (27:00); knowing when to write a book (44:00); and overcoming adversity as a creative person (56:00).

Chris Guillebeau (@chrisguillebeau), who visited every country in the world before his 35th birthday is a New York Times bestselling author. His books include The Art of Non-Conformity, The $100 Startup, The Happiness of Pursuit, and Side Hustle. He is also the host of the Side Hustle School podcast. For more on Chris, check out https://chrisguillebeau.com/ or his 193 Countries Project at https://www.instagram.com/193countries/.

Notable Links:

  • School of Travel (podcast)
  • The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss (book)
  • Paris Writing Workshops
  • World Domination Summit (event)
  • Ryan Holiday (author)
  • Scrivener (note management application)
  • Evernote (note management application)
  • The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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