The problem with obvious conclusions is that they’re often wrong.

According to a 2025 article  in Fortune , more than 30% of 12-15 year olds want to be YouTubers when they grow up. As a young millennial, my version was running around the backyard with a DV camcorder shooting movies with my friends in the woods (mostly pre-internet). At the time, I dreamt of one day becoming a big-shot Hollywood director. Now, I tell LinkedIn that I dream of scaling content operations cross functionally, optimizing brands for growth and eliminating headaches

ears ago I was at a job interview with a CEO of above-average thoughtfulness, and she told me something that I still think about on...