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…
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…
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…
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UPDATE: I expanded this post into a much more detailed guide called “Silent Meeting Manifesto v1”. Go there if you want to learn more.
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“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…
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. …
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…
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. …
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. …
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…
