Pat-leave interview project
Project 2027
I'm taking my parental leave in Jan–Feb 2027 to ask a simple question: what does life look like for sharp people at this stage?
Below is my take on nine domains of life — on video, with transcripts. Then I ask you the same nine questions. Every response gets consolidated and shared back with everyone who takes part, so we all learn something.
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Verified email required — one response per person.
My take, by domain
1. Family & relationships
Wife, kid, and whether friendships survive your thirties.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on family & relationships — coming with the video.
2. Work
What I'm on, and what I'm looking forward to.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on work — coming with the video.
3. Outside business interests
Learning, network, and things that might make money.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on outside business interests — coming with the video.
4. Hobbies
Fitness, soccer, HYROX — and yours.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on hobbies — coming with the video.
5. Information diet
Podcasts, books, documentaries worth stealing.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on his information diet — coming with the video.
6. AI tools + use cases
Not the list. What I actually do with them.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on AI tools — coming with the video.
7. Investing
How I'm thinking about it, not how much.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on investing — coming with the video.
8. Travel
Where I've been, where's next.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on travel — coming with the video.
9. Views on the future
Optimism, five-year picture, honest takes.
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TranscriptChad's thoughts on the future — coming with the video.
The survey
Opens January 2027. One response per person.
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