Topic
Career & Income
Income is the biggest lever you have, and the one most people leave alone. Raises, job searches, and the economics behind layoffs and pay, written for people who work for a living and want that to count for more.
A raise does not happen once. Every year you stay on the lower number, you pay for it again. These posts cover the practical moves (how to ask, how to get the interview) and the bigger picture that decides whether your job is safe and what it pays.
7 articles
What You'll Find Here
Earn more where you are
How to ask for a raise, and why you may not need one to build wealth.
Get hired
How to apply and land the interview, with examples, and the skill that matters more as information gets cheaper.
Why layoffs happen
How interest rates and the financial system shape hiring, and why a layoff is usually not about you.
Set goals that stick
Nine evidence-based techniques for setting and finishing goals.
All Career & Income Articles
- December 11, 2025How to Actually Achieve Your 2026 Goals9 Evidence-Based Techniques for Setting and Accomplishing Goals
- July 3, 2025You Don't Need a RaiseThe biggest problem I see young professionals make when it comes to building wealth
- November 14, 2024How Interest Rates Cause Layoffs The Fed Can Make or Break Your Tech Startup
- September 20, 2024How to Apply For a JobAnd Land An Interview (with Examples)
- July 25, 2024Judgment and Being Open-MindedThe Most Important Skill in 2024 and Beyond? I think about this tweet often: Because I think it’s true. The internet is exponentially increasing the am
- July 4, 2024Tech Layoffs Weren’t Your FaultUnderstanding How the Financial System Affects Your Job If you work(ed) in B2B Tech, you no doubt have seen / heard / experienced the layoffs of the past few