#145 Capitalist by Day, Spiritual by Night - Alex Hardy on achievement, Wall Street, tech startups, exiting his company, pride & suffering, his sabbatical, suppressing his curiosity and rediscovering his passions

Alex was crushing it early in his career, ending up on Wall Street after getting a combined JD/MBA.  But after a few years, he went looking for his next mountain, aiming his ambition at the tech sector. He ended up co-founding LiveOak, a company he eventually sold in 2020. After that, he struggled to determine what was next and finally decided to walk away from more than a million dollars. Now he's embracing non-doing, reconnecting with his passions, and figuring out what's next.

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⌛TIMESTAMPS

• (01:08) - The scripts Alex grew up with
• (10:26) - Law School & Business School
• (23:01) - Wall Street, Banking & The Pride in suffering
• (31:15) - Tech Start-ups, coffee meetings and friendlessness
• (56:39) - Exiting his tech company & "Total Work"
• (01:14:44) - His Sabbatical, Finding Work Worth Doing & The American Mind
• (01:21:25) - Forgotten Hobbies, Borders & The Love for The Present
• (01:29:22) - Closing remarks

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