Nearly 60% of American workers are checked out at their jobs. Meanwhile, every graduation speech in history tells you to follow your passion and you'll never work a day in your life. So which is it? In this episode, Drew and I debate both sides. I argue for passion. He argues for practicality. And what we discover along the way is that the whole question is kind of a false dichotomy. We get into the psychology of harmonious vs. obsessive passion (and why one leads to fulfillment while the other led Kurt Cobain to write "I don't have the passion anymore" in his suicide note). We talk survivorship bias, Maslow's hierarchy, and why financial stress literally impairs your ability to think creatively. I share the story of quitting my investment bank job at 24, living on a friend's futon, and knowing within a month that I was never going back. We look at how Jane Goodall took a secretarial job and stumbled into becoming the world's preeminent primatologist. And we land on a phrase I think is way more useful than "follow your passion": develop your passion... because passion isn't something you find, it's something you grow.

You can learn SQL by playing a game. These free games give you a reason to write queries. A murder to solve. An island to survive. A crime to crack. A fleet to command. Same SQL. Much harder to quit. 1. SQL Murder Mystery — mystery.knightlab.com A murder has been committed in SQL City. Use queries to find the killer. Built by Northwestern University. Teaches joins better than most tutorials. The one that started the genre. 2. SQL Squid Game — datalemur.com/sql-game Answer business questions in SQL or face the consequences. You have been bait-and-switched into a data analyst role by a mysterious organisation. Genuinely funny, genuinely educational. 3. SQL Island — https://lnkd.in/dMzQkQZe You crash-land on a desert island and need SQL to survive. Want food? Query the database. Need a job? ORDER BY gold. Best for absolute beginners — low pressure, clear progression. By default game is in German. Go the Menu options on top left → Click on “Sprache Wechseln” — Change language → Click on the language you need 4. Lost at SQL — https://lnkd.in/d5fNRS4a A text-based game for analysts and marketers. Short, focused missions that teach specific SQL concepts without committing to a full course. 5. SQL Noir — sqlnoir.com Play as a detective solving crimes with SQL. Multiple cases, realistic databases, suspects and witness interviews. Newer than the others and well built. 6. SQL Case Files — sqlcasefiles.com Crime-solving challenges with a live SQLite database running in your browser. 100+ levels, completely free. Good for building from beginner to interview-ready. 7. GalaXQL — https://lnkd.in/dGhHb-U4 A 3D galaxy that responds to your SQL commands. Create, modify, and destroy stars using queries. Unusual, memorable, and surprisingly effective for learning.

Join for Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity - An Open Forum, hosted by Red Hat and the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Office of Space Commerce - What: An open forum to hear about and discuss the continued evolution of information systems and its impact on cybersecurity - When: April 30, 2026, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm ET - Where: Commerce Research Library, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230 - Why: Hear from leaders and industry that are most shaped by this advancement and how the nation is designing approaches to safeguard against current and emerging threats.  Register Here Agenda Highlights - Securing the Perimeter: Industry Perspectives on Space System Vulnerabilities - The Cloud in Space - Federal and Industry Executive Perspectives - Emerging Technologies for Space Systems - Cross-Sector Collaboration: Leveraging Commercial Innovation While Ensuring Data Security - NIST and Space Cybersecurity  - The Future of Space Security: AI, Quantum, and Trusted Integration - Post Quantum Computing   - Traffic Coordination System for Space https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIST/bulletins/412b626

Organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Department and the FinTech Innovation Hub at UD. Delaware FinTech Innovation Forum The Philadelphia Fed is partnering with the University of Delaware to organize the Delaware FinTech Innovation Forum, which will be held at the university’s FinTech Innovation Hub on Friday, April 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The conference aims to provide a forum for bankers and others in the Delaware business community to discuss fintech innovations and the implications for our supervised institutions and local small businesses. This event builds on the Philadelphia Fed’s long-standing commitment to conducting research and convening experts to advance key dialogue on the evolving fintech landscape and the future of payments. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/delaware-fintech-innovation-forum-tickets-1983737743993#:~:text=Event%20Page%3A,m.%3A%20Reception https://www.eventbrite.com/e/delaware-fintech-innovation-forum-tickets-1983737743993