EP 479: A Theory of Resourcefulness

You've probably heard of a scarcity mindset. Maybe you've even been accused of having one!

In this short, I explore the false binary of scarcity and abundance mindsets to propose a third way: resourcefulness.

Footnotes:

• "Thought-terminating cliché" on Wikipedia
• Adam Tooze on The Ezra Klein Show
• Information on the US tax gap
• "Breaking boundaries to creatively generate value" in The Journal of Business Venturing
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• This is a significant revision of a piece originally published in 2021

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"Work" is broken. We're overcommitted, underutilized, and out of whack. But it doesn't have to be this way. What Works is a podcast about rethinking work, business, and leadership as we navigate the 21st-century economy. When you're an entrepreneur, independent worker, or employee who doesn't want to lose yourself to the whims of late-stage capitalism, this show is for you. Host Tara McMullin covers money, management, culture, media, philosophy, and more to figure out what's working (and what's not) today. Tara offers a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to deep-dive analysis of how we work and how work shapes us.