Why I didn’t write another self-help essay and wrote a novel instead

What non-fiction can’t reach

Mar 7 • Rick Foerster

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February 2026

The best work is work you’d pay to do

A counter-intuitive thought experiment for finding meaningful work

Feb 22 • Rick Foerster

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How to be creative (when you're not a "creative person")

How practical people can create, without being creative

Feb 1 • Rick Foerster

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January 2026

A Diversified Portfolio of Work

What do you do when jobs stop doing their job?

Jan 17 • Rick Foerster and Iwana Johannsen

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December 2025

The joy of having zero New Year’s resolutions

It's a great time of year to admit you have no idea where you’re going.

Dec 14, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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November 2025

The Fine Line Between a Calling and a Curse

And other rants about work & life you’ll probably disagree with

Nov 23, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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October 2025

Get Lost

Will you give it a second?

Oct 25, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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August 2025

Freedom is not the highest form of wealth

After 2 years of freedom, I have to disagree

Aug 17, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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June 2025

How to be successful and miserable

When you’re good at the wrong thing [Existential Explorer: Part 7]

Jun 29, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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Make something that doesn’t matter

Why you need a totally pointless passion project [Existential Explorer: Part 6]

Jun 8, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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just kidding... work actually is the meaning of life!

A performance review in purgatory [Existential Explorer: Part 5]

Jun 1, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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May 2025

Total Addressable Meaning

What if we built a life around what actually matters? (and noticed the strange world we already live in) [Existential Explorer: Part 4]

May 18, 2025 • Rick Foerster

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