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If You See Something, Say Something: My New Mantra on Working in Tech

The best part about working in tech is that if something breaks, you have the power to fix it.The worst part about working in tech is that things bre...

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Fighting Climate Change Through Bottom-Up Community Building

Yes, the U.S. dropped some pretty terrible news on the world today.But coming from a country that’s literally built upon the idea of bottom-up organi...

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Of hockey games and memory loss: Seeing with beginner’s eyes

How my first ever hockey game jarred me into a moment of clarity about the beauty of seeing things fresh…and how my cousin’s experience with memory l...

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“You earned 500 EXP!” Playing a real-life RPG in San Francisco

Tl;dr: I just returned from a 5-week trip working out west in the SF startup ecosystem, and I’ve never felt more productive in my life. But at what c...

Playing the Intimacy Game with a Stranger

You’re alone in a friend’s parents’ home in suburban Florida with a girl you just met. It’s dark outside and there’s nothing to do nearby, yet you ha...

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My Attempt at Explaining Blockchain Using the 1,000 Most Common Words

I recently came across a handy text box (created by Theo Sanderson) that restricts you to use only the 1,000 most common words in the English languag...

World Series Leadership in Unlikely Places

I’ve been day-dreaming all day about what Jason Heyward said to the Cubs during that lucky rain break on Game 7 of the World Series.How did he get th...