EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 12 MIN
What You Need is a Midlife Crisis
from The Way of Work · host Rick Foerster
(a GREATEST HIT from The Way of Work)We mock the midlife crisis: red convertible, leather jacket, a bunch of bad decisions. But underneath the cliché is something worth taking seriously... an opportunity for reinvention.In this episode, I make the case for taking your midlife crisis seriously instead of laughing it off, or suppressing it down, like you've always done. The real crisis may not something to avoid, but to something to need.Part of my series: "Existential Explorer: Ideas at the Edge of the Map"👉 The original essay: https://newsletter.thewayofwork.com/p...👉 For more essays: https://newsletter.thewayofwork.com👉 More about me: https://www.rickfoerster.comRick Foerster is a recovering startup executive who helped build and grow a company from zero to $2B+, then left that life to start writing. He writes about meaning, identity, and reinvention @ The Way of Work. His debut novel is coming soon — a post-apocalyptic survival story with a psychological bite.The Way of Work is essays on meaning, identity, and ambition for people who suspect work can't deliver what it promised — without the hustle-guru nonsense.
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(a GREATEST HIT from The Way of Work)We mock the midlife crisis: red convertible, leather jacket, a bunch of bad decisions. But underneath the cliché is something worth taking seriously... an opportunity for reinvention.In this episode, I make the case for taking your midlife crisis seriously instead of laughing it off, or suppressing it down, like you've always done. The real crisis may not something to avoid, but to something to need.Part of my series: "Existential Explorer: Ideas at the Edge of the Map"👉 The original essay: https://newsletter.thewayofwork.com/p...👉 For more essays: https://newsletter.thewayofwork.com👉 More about me: https://www.rickfoerster.comRick Foerster is a recovering startup executive who helped build and grow a company from zero to $2B+, then left that life to start writing. He writes about meaning, identity, and reinvention @ The Way of Work. His debut novel is coming soon — a post-apocalyptic survival story with a psychological bite.The Way of Work is essays on meaning, identity, and ambition for people who suspect work can't deliver what it promised — without the hustle-guru nonsense.
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