A game with many games
In a fast-paced world, the "all or nothing" mindset is both common and incredibly distracting. To many, life is a single game where a flawless performance in...
We are what we think
What defines you? What's your identity? For many of us, identity is dictated by how we spend our time. Working, with friends, at the gym, in the woods. Our...
Direction is not absolute
If you're going the wrong direction, you won't end up in the right place. Going South from San Diego won't get me to San Francisco... well, not for a while....
It's hard to lose a friend
I'm not oblivious—I know life is ephemeral. Still, I take for granted just how transitory it can be. The places we go, the things we do, and the people we...
A responsive web app in 150 lines of Python
At the time of this writing, there's quite a bit of volatility in both markets and tech. I feel it's unwarranted. It's a rare event when technology comes...
Speed bumps
This morning I woke up to make a cup of coffee. Kettle on, scale out, beans measured & ground, pouring commenced. But no steam came off the water. The beans...
Making the same mistakes
While navigating my early 20's and making mistake after mistake, my dad shared a poem with me that I still read weekly—Portia Nelson's Autobiography in 5...
Learn how to focus
I’m re-listening to one of my favorite books “Peak Performance” by Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg. The most striking thing about the book is the advocacy...
When I was a kid
When I was a kid, I thought it would be cool to play baseball in college. More than that, I thought it important to go to a good school. I worked really...
Overcoming fear
Feeling uncomfortable Every day, we're confronted with problems. Some problems are easy: "I'm out of soap and I need to buy more." Some problems are hard:...
The journey can be fun
I recently saw a quote from the founder of AirBnb, Brian Chesky, and it got me thinking... Somewhere between working for startups, moving across the country,...
One year ago today
A year ago today, I put everything I owned in my truck and moved across the country from North Carolina to the Bay Area. I didn’t know where I was going, I...
📫 Life is a game of catch
You don’t try to win a game of catch. In fact, the whole point of catch is that you’re playing catch. And it goes on indefinitely until either you or your...
📫 It’s easy to be a hypocrite
I’ve been participating in sport my entire life. I’m grateful for finding my love for strength training around 18— it’s been a huge part of my life since....
📫 Everyone is a genius
What does it mean to have writer’s block? To have no ideas at all? To be a lazy procrastinator? At some point, we’ve all been there, utterly unable to be...
📫 Takeaways from my first course
A few weeks ago, I traveled down to the LinkedIn Learning studio in Carpinteria, CA to record my first course (Fundamentals of Data Transformation 🤓). It’s...
