" What Should I Do With My Life? (Web-only Audio excerpt)

By: Po BronsonWed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:38 AM

Download this audio clip and hear Po Bronson talk about his January 2003 cover story, "What Should I Do With My Life." Find out what compelled him to start figuring out an answer.

"We are all writing the story of our life. We want to know what it's about. What are its themes and which themes are on the rise. We demand of it something deeper, or richer, or more substantive. We want to know where we're headed, not to spoil our own ending by ruining the surprise, but we want to ensure that when the ending comes, it won't be shallow. We will have done something."