Chapter 1, MorningBright sunlight reflected off broken glass. Ground concrete and rust stuck to the palms of my hands. Somewhere in the corner of my mind…1d ago1d ago
Digital WhispersThese words are just a drop in the ocean of the internet. A single star in the night sky. We are all just tiny creatures spinning wildly…Mar 22Mar 22
Cast a Wide Net, Bring the Fish HomeI get stuck sometimes. It usually happens because I’m trying to do too much. At baseline I usually have three or four projects going at all…Mar 11Mar 11
The Cake is a Lie“The cake is a lie!” I was playing Portal again when it hit me — the lesson had been there the whole time. I am a software engineer. A no…Feb 19Feb 19
“Unknown Unknowns: The Engine of Discovery”There are the things you know you know, the things you know you don’t know,Feb 9Feb 9
Coding is dead, long live codingThe promise was simple: learn to code, get a good job, build a better life. For decades, this was the story told to millions of aspiring…Jan 202Jan 202
The inspiring Maurice Sendak“Make it personal, make it dangerous, and never pander.” ~ Sendak explaining to the director of ‘Where the Wild Things Are” movie, how to…Jan 18Jan 18
From Stuck to StartedHow do we stay motivated to pursue our goals on a daily basis? We’ve all been there — that burst of excitement when starting something new…Jan 17Jan 17
Voyager 2025A blueprint, a design, a map. What will 2025 look like for me? Where am I now and where am I going? This journey has already begun, I find…Jan 16Jan 16
What is work?I’ve been thinking about this… what activities count as work? I’d like to give my younger self a break here too. I’ve been thinking about…Jan 15Jan 15
