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Reflections on turning 40.
I’m turning 40, and I’m feeling reflective. I’m writing this while sitting at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, waiting to board my flight back to the…
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Playdate: a love letter to constraints
I love everything about Playdate. It’s a new handheld gaming device and a love letter to constraints. You might be scratching your head if you only…
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Clear is better than clever.
Another life lesson from Go Proverbs
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Thinking clearer with pen and paper
single-use system for mindful engagement
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What skateboarding taught me about failure
a methodology for approaching calculated risks and incremental progress
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August 2023
One step back, two steps forward.
Fun with Go, Chi, Routers, and Google Cloud Functions
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Unraveling Assumptions: a Story on Framing
The truth can be counterintuitive if your framing is misaligned.
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The Creative Act and the Tao Te Ching
I read two books while traveling last week—one new and one a classic. Both are highly recommended.
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Contingency Plans: What can we learn from our friends in HAM radio?
Juxtaposition is a powerful tool when looking for inspiration on what is possible. I’ve long been a Lurker of the HAM radio community. I’m not a member…
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July 2023
The bigger the interface, the weaker the abstraction.
A Lesson from Go Proverbs for life.
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Gratitude, Vulnerability and Growth
This week’s post will be a short one. I want to say: I’m grateful to you. Over the last 12 weeks, this writing experiment has taught me so much. It…
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Cultivating Deus Ex Machina
How a cheap plot device can bring magic to our lives.
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