The Pathless Path

Imagining a New Story for Work and Life

By: Paul Millerd

Narrated by: Paul Millerd

It takes a few wrong turns to find the right way.

Paul thought he was on his way. From a small-town Connecticut kid to the most prestigious consulting firm in the world, he had everything he thought he wanted. Yet he decided to walk away and embark on the "real work" of his life - finding the things that matter and daring to create a life to make them happen.

This Pathless Path is about finding yourself in the wrong life, and the real work of figuring out how to live. Through painstaking experiments, living in different countries and the goodwill of people from around the world, Paul pieces together a set of ideas and principles that guide him from unfulfilled and burned out to the good life and all of the existential crises in between.

The Pathless Path is not a how-to book filled with “hacks”; instead, it is a vulnerable account of Paul’s journey from leaving a path centered around getting ahead and towards another, one focused on doing work that matters. This book is an ideal companion for people considering leaving their jobs, embarking on a new path, dealing with the uncertainty of an unconventional path, or searching for better models for thinking about work in a fast-changing world.

©2022 Paul Millerd (P)2022 Paul Millerd

The Story That I Needed to Hear

Having followed Paul's journey for awhile, I was excited for this audiobook. And it delivered even beyond my high hopes.

I thought it was interesting how some parts of my life were similar and others radically different, and yet I was able to relate to so much of what he talked about.

It can be lonely at times, when others around you don't understand your journey, but this book helped me find kinship in other paths.

I highly recommend this audiobook if you're looking for or thinking about other ways of living. To paraphrase Paul, if you're looking for permission, I grant it.

Just what I needed

Great book, full of story and clever takeaways. There were several gut-punch moments in it, that I will never forget.

Not for those with mortgages and kids

Cool personal experience but not applicable to people who cannot just quit their job because they have mortgages and people who depend on them.
Great for those in their 20s with a few attachments and freedom to make mistakes and move

Life changing

Must read. Such a wonderful story and challenge to quit the default path and embrace uncertainty

Nice story

This is a nice story about the authors life and how he made changes but I don’t feel like I got much advice or steps to follow from the narrative.