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Hi, I’m Shane Parrish.
While I deeply dislike bios, it’s only fair that you know something about me.
I spent ██ years working for a three-letter intelligence agency, starting as a ██████ and ending in charge of ████████████████. During my career, I was promoted ██ times, worked as ██████████████ to the Deputy Minister, ███████████████, and █████████████. It was the most interesting job in the world. Unfortunately, I can’t talk about anything without going to jail.
I tried to keep that part of my past under wraps. Then, the New York Times blew my cover.
Since my “Spy” career (I’m not actually allowed to say that, so I’ll just quote the NYT article), I’ve done some cool things. I wrote a book on Clear Thinking that became an instant New York Times bestseller, started a newsletter about mastering the best other people have figured out that’s now read by over 600,000 people, interviewed some of the most interesting people in the world, started four businesses, and spoken at some major companies and events.
Despite all that, my kids still can’t figure out what I do for a living. When someone asks them what their dad does, they just say, “he reads.” Which isn’t quite wrong, yet somehow seems inadequate.
You can find me elsewhere on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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