Hi! I'm Joel Zaslofsky. I bring diverse communities together, discuss smart and simple matters, and get you excited about spreadsheets.

Let's explore how to live intentionally, embrace our multipotentiality, share our gifts, build authentic relationships, and have tons of gratitude. No prior experience is required.

Hi! I'm Joel Zaslofsky. I bring diverse communities together, discuss smart and simple matters, and get you excited about spreadsheets.

Let's explore how to live intentionally, embrace our multipotentiality, share our gifts, build authentic relationships, and have tons of gratitude. No prior experience is required.

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Hi! I'm Joel Zaslofsky. I bring diverse communities together, discuss smart and simple matters, and get you excited about spreadsheets.

Let's explore how to live intentionally, embrace our multipotentiality, share our gifts, build authentic relationships, and have tons of gratitude. No prior experience is required.

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Imagine a mashup between mutual aid, making fast friends, and Craigslist. That's the Offers and Needs Market – a joyful, guided process where groups come together to discover and exchange their passions, knowledge, skills, resources, and needs.

Whether for free, barter, or a set rate, people match offers and needs on anything you can imagine like tech help, a place to live, project partners, or some extra produce.

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What if you could build a life around all your interests instead of limiting your passions, skills, and creative outlets for a “someday” that may never come?

We and hundreds of our puttypeep (a.k.a. our members) agree that the Puttyverse is the place to be for multipotentialites of all ages, cultures, and experience levels.

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My Smart and Simple Matters podcast explores the slower side of life, simplicity through mindfulness, and authentic relationships (among other things).

It's a consistently popular show with 100,000s of downloads that features interviews about meditation with TED Talk hot-shots like Andy Puddicombe, community and belonging with experts like Cormac Russell, or death and dying with dynamos like Humaira Hamid.

I'm just as passionate about conversations with normal folks like you and me or going solo on many topics.

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NeighborGood is a framework you can use to create cohesion on your block, cul-de-sac, road, apartment floor, or anywhere else neighboring takes place.

We’re just people who build community where we live.

Joel has been featured in …

SXSW Becoming Minimalist Puttylike Live Your Legend The Huffington Post

“Joel's generous, selfless, and has a bold desire to see everyone around him thrive.”

Joshua Becker

Founder of Becoming Minimalist and Best-Selling Author

“Joel's brilliant at seeing the big picture and dealing with life's finer points. He's an authentic guy with deep passion and compassion.”

Emilie Wapnick

Master Multipotentialite and Popular TED Speaker

Me, Briefly

I bring together diverse communities, podcast about smart and simple matters, and get you excited about spreadsheets. Let's explore how to live intentionally, embrace our multipotentiality, share our gifts, build authentic relationships, and have tons of gratitude. No prior experience is required.