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PolyPaths
We help you craft a vibrant life that integrates all your interests; a life where your job, creative pursuits, relationships - all have space to thrive!
By Apoorvaa Deshpande
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Yes, you can really be a master of many trades!
Fifteen icons that shatter the myth of singular success, and force you to rethink what's possible
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How Cross-Domain Innovation Beats Specialization in the Age of AI
From Bullet trains to Hip-Hop to DNA to Titanic to CAPTCHA - 20 Synthesizers that changed the world!
Feb 6•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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How to Actually Answer “What Do You Do?”
May 8•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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The Garden Theory of a Full Life!
Your PATHs and PARKs make you and the world more beautiful.
May 29•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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I do not want to spend every waking minute with my kids!
Apr 10•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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How Cross-Domain Innovation Beats Specialization in the Age of AI
Feb 6•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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Writing without AI is the new walking
Apr 17•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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I do not want to spend every waking minute with my kids!
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Your Multifaceted Identity Is Your Unfair Advantage
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Recent posts
What if you are not feeling the passion in any PATH?
Sometimes life is hard, you have to walk the PATH in reverse
Jun 19•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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“What’s your favorite color?” - How one question ruined generations!
On identity foreclosure, self-complexity, and the damage of choosing too soon.
Jun 12•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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Here's why you need to meet more multifaceted moms!
You are invited to the next meetup :)
Jun 5•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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What do you call something that’s much more than a hobby, but not too less than a career?
The vocabulary we have is kaput. Here’s why PATH is the right term.
May 22•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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Thank you for 1k+ on Substack! What's next for PolyPaths?
Watch now | A recording from Apoorvaa Deshpande's live video
May 15•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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The full-time job is losing its product-market fit
What companies need to do to attract and retain the best talent.
Published on Afterwork•May 1
You don’t need more time. You need less.
How radical constraints unlocked more than any open calendar ever did
Apr 24
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Writing without AI is the new walking
8 reasons you need more unplugged walking and writing in your life
Apr 17•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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I've seen photos of the Mona Lisa. I don’t need to go to the Louvre.
Why settle for fine when you can be fabulous?
Mar 27•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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The real reason you binge on Netflix!
No, you don't need more discipline, but try these 5 things instead.
Mar 20•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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"I am going to get back to it soon." Are you really?
What happens when you finally see what "later" has been costing you
Mar 13•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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How to achieve great things while leaving space for serendipity
On using goals as a tool and not destiny
Mar 6•Apoorvaa Deshpande
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We help you design a vibrant life around all your callings :)