Home / Reading routes
Reading routes

Where do you want to go next?

Pick a goal and follow a three-stop reading route. Each one takes less than 20 minutes in total, and every story ends with something you can try this week.

Reading routes

Four goals, four routes.

Choose a goal to jump to its route, or scroll through all four.

Make a career moveChange lanes, grow, or go remote3 stories · 19 min → Feel calmer about moneySmall habits, steady confidence3 stories · 16 min → See more of the worldLighter, braver, better trips3 stories · 18 min → Learn something newSkills that stick3 stories · 17 min →

Route: Make a career move

3 stops · 19 min in total

Start with why a sideways move can take you further, see how remote work really feels, then learn how to get past the awkward first hours of a new skill.

  1. 1WorkThe sideways step: why a detour can take you further7 min read
  2. 2Work30 days of working from anywhere: an honest diary6 min read
  3. 3LearningThe first 20 hours: getting past "I'm terrible at this"6 min read

Route: Feel calmer about money

3 stops · 16 min in total

Give your savings a name, build your first safety cushion in small steps, then map out what you want to learn this year.

  1. 1MoneyThe "future you" jar: saving that doesn't feel like sacrifice5 min read
  2. 2MoneyYour first safety cushion, one small step at a time6 min read
  3. 3LearningThe Sunday map: planning a year of learning5 min read

Route: See more of the world

3 stops · 18 min in total

Learn to plan less and see more, take your first solo trip gently, then pack for two weeks in one bag.

  1. 1TravelPlan less, see more: the half-planned trip5 min read
  2. 2TravelYour first solo trip: a gentle how-to7 min read
  3. 3TravelOne bag, two weeks: packing light for real6 min read

Route: Learn something new

3 stops · 17 min in total

Get past "I'm terrible at this", plan a year of learning on one sheet of paper, then try working from somewhere new.

  1. 1LearningThe first 20 hours: getting past "I'm terrible at this"6 min read
  2. 2LearningThe Sunday map: planning a year of learning5 min read
  3. 3Work30 days of working from anywhere: an honest diary6 min read

Not sure where to start?

Browse every story by topic, or get one small step in your inbox every Monday.

Browse all stories →