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Dec 23, 2020

10 habits that helped me in 2020

This year was unlike any other. I have it basically as easy as anyone — I’m not in an at-risk group, I have two young kids that keep me on my toes and I’m grateful that I have a good job that I can do from home. But even then…

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Dec 16, 2020

Our Cyberpunk Future

Summer 2020 — the West Coast was on fire. You could drive for dozens of hours and see fires and smoke non-stop. People that had the means and the flexibility escaped elsewhere — and by “escaping” I mean, going from staying at home in one house to another in the…

Climate Change

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Our Cyberpunk Future
Our Cyberpunk Future
Climate Change

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Published in The Startup

·Jun 6, 2019

The Silent Meeting Manifesto v1: Making meeting suck a little less

Meetings suck. It’s a universally accepted truth. I’m here to tell you that they don’t have to. I’m writing with the fervor of a missionary to stop terrible meetings. After discovering Silent Meetings I am converted. This article is meant to be put to use. It’s part workbook and part…

Meetings

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The Silent Meeting Manifesto v1
The Silent Meeting Manifesto v1
Meetings

26 min read


Feb 20, 2019

Everything you always wanted to know about running Silent Meetings but were too afraid to ask

**** UPDATE: I expanded this post into a much more detailed guide called “Silent Meeting Manifesto v1”. Go there if you want to learn more. *** “There’s nothing I enjoy more than spending time silently typing with you all.” Preface: I learned how to use silent meetings at Twitter about…

Meetings

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Everything you always wanted to know about running Silent Meetings but were too afraid to ask
Everything you always wanted to know about running Silent Meetings but were too afraid to ask
Meetings

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Apr 29, 2016

Things Fall Apart

Notes from 2012. Starting in April of that year I look towards Brazil. The country was growing rapidly. I speak Portuguese and the jobs were plentiful. My wife is half-Brazilian and always wanted to move there. McKinsey always had available projects looking for staffing and I had no kids. …

Politics

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Politics

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Jan 20, 2016

Parable of the donuts, or, How to stop procrastinating

This is a story of how to finish a box of donuts, or, how to stop procrastinating by breaking things up into little pieces. Picture this: one morning a colleague decides to bring a big box of donuts into the office. Everyone sees them, thanks her for the gift but…

Productivity

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Parable of the donuts, or, How to stop procrastinating
Parable of the donuts, or, How to stop procrastinating
Productivity

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Nov 24, 2015

Reflections on Japan: Power User Nation

Japan is the nation of power users. Yes, power users exist globally but in no country other than Japan do they represent the mainstream. I had this realization while sitting on the toilet in Tokyo. I stared down at the advanced features of the toilet’s control panel and pondered, “Why…

Japan

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Reflections on Japan: Power User Nation
Reflections on Japan: Power User Nation
Japan

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Sep 11, 2015

How to “memorize” a book

There are few feelings I hate more than having read a book and not remembering anything about it. It’s usually a waste of time for all but the best of literature. …

Reading

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How to “memorize” a book
How to “memorize” a book
Reading

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Jul 15, 2015

6 tips for expecting fathers

I am a new father as of a couple of weeks ago. It has been incredible and I can’t believe how much I’ve learned in such a short time. …

Parenting

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6 tips for expecting fathers
6 tips for expecting fathers
Parenting

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Feb 18, 2015

Secular Sabbath

Why you should disconnect one day a week — It was the end of the weekend and I didn’t feel rested. It wasn’t a lack of entertainment or relaxation. Psychologically, it just didn’t feel like I’d had a break. When asked how my weekend was, I’d find myself answering that I wished it was longer. Where had my weekend…

Lifestyle Design

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Secular Sabbath
Secular Sabbath
Lifestyle Design

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