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How to deal with career anxiety when you have no clear plan
If you feel career anxiety right now, you are reacting to uncertainty with high stakes and low perceived control. That is normal. The goal is not to wake up tomorrow with total clarity. The goal is a repeatable process for your next career move, even when you have no clear career path. That is the core idea in The Uncertainty Advantage . Careers are messy, and the people who do well are not the ones with the cleanest narrative. They are the ones with the best decision process
Scott Stirrett
1 hour ago5 min read


We do not have a talent shortage, we have a hiring system problem
This picture is from the 2016 Venture for Canada Fellow Training Camp. If you have ever posted a role and felt buried, or applied and felt invisible, it is not you. It is the ATS and resume screening model collapsing under AI driven volume. We do not have a talent shortage. We have a hiring system that hides talent and then blames workers for the consequences. Employers say they cannot find qualified candidates. Job seekers say they cannot get a fair look. Both are true. The
Scott Stirrett
Feb 104 min read


2025: A Year in Books. My Favourite Books of the Year So Far
Reading The Lord of The Rings as a child Each year, I keep a simple reading note. What I read tends to reflect how I am moving through the world that year, what I am wrestling with, and what I am trying to pay closer attention to. I am on track to read about 35 books in 2025. Compared to past years, the mix skewed much more toward fiction. That is a shift for me. I usually default to non fiction. That is a mistake. Fiction slows me down in a way non fiction rarely does. A go
Scott Stirrett
Dec 15, 20253 min read


This Side Hustle Made Me Braver: What I Learned Giving Food Tours in Toronto’s The Junction
On a tour with three guests in Spring 2025 When I started Toronto Food Adventures , I didn’t expect anyone to show up. There was no pitch...
Scott Stirrett
Aug 6, 20253 min read


How to Be Kinder to Yourself in an Age of Constant Chaos
A few years ago, I was walking in circles through my neighbourhood at 4 a.m., desperately trying to out-Google my own brain. It was early...
Scott Stirrett
Jul 14, 20254 min read


You’re Not Behind. You’re Just Early to a New Way of Working
Why AI isn’t a race — and how play, experimentation, and mindset matter more than mastery. The other day, I spoke with someone studying...
Scott Stirrett
Jun 22, 20253 min read


The Most Important Career Skill No One’s Talking About
A few years ago, I found myself on the edge of a cliff in Costa Rica, strapped into a harness, about to rappel backward into a steep...
Scott Stirrett
Jun 12, 20253 min read


Why AI Makes Your Judgment Even More Valuable
AI Might be smart, but it still needs your judgement, here's how to bring it. Imagine this: You’re brainstorming ideas for a new project...
Scott Stirrett
Jun 3, 20253 min read


The Real Threat of AI Isn’t Job Loss. It’s Meaning Loss
It’s not just about being replaced. It’s about being reduced to a middleman between your thoughts and a machine. A few weeks ago, I...
Scott Stirrett
May 29, 20253 min read


Perfectionism isn’t a super power - it’s a mental health risk
While attending university, I became obsessed with productivity, sleeping overnight in the library, in order to balance course work,...
Scott Stirrett
Jan 19, 20253 min read
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