The Informed Life Dave Gray on Possibilities
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Apr 21, 2024 
Dave Gray, author and founder of XPLANE, talks about moving beyond mental models to embrace new possibilities. Topics include sketching ideas, creating customers within job settings, prototyping, demonstrating expertise online, and the concept of a school focused on the art of the possible.
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Possibilitarian Mindset
- Dave Gray frames his approach as a life of crafting possibilities rather than fitting roles.
- He calls this stance being a 'possibilitarian' and traces it to art-school training and improvisation.
Starting A Business To Keep Your Edges
- Dave describes backing into starting XPLANE because no existing job used all his skills.
- He found companies tried to 'shave off the roundness' to make people fit existing roles.
Sell Your Uniqueness Like A Service
- Treat employers as customers by highlighting what's unique about you.
- Shift conversations from 'how do I fit?' to 'how can I create impact for you?'