leadership
George Mack wrote an incredible, inspiring, convicting, amazing webpage long-form article High Agency in 30 Minutes in April of 2025. Here's what I wrote about it back then. A few weeks ago he posted this great follow-up 9 fun ways to increase your agency with zero grinding required
lessons-learned
I recently listened to this great Creator Science podcast interview of author Daniel Pink about how to write like a NY Times bestselling author. One great point Dan makes in the interview is being intentional with which parts of your life you should be maximizing/optimizing, and which parts you
lessons-learned
Daniel Pink recently posted a great 10-minute video about finding your life's purpose with some great suggestions, several of which I haven't heard before:
lessons-learned
I recently read a longform article High Agency In 30 Minutes by George Mack, which was an incredible ride! In a world of infintite entertainment, so much of it so tempating (see Cal Newport's concept of Ultra-Processed Content), Mack's article was an emotional rollercoaster with an
fun
Our family has been enjoying 3D printing as a 2025 adventure, which has been fun. I took our older kids to a 3D printing conference (https://3dprintopia.com/), after a friend mentioned it (he runs HueForge). Our older kids were excited to see the creations people made. Santa generously brought
lessons-learned
When you're asking for help (e.g., looking for career advice, asking for recommendations/referrals for a new job, asking to borrow something from a friend), make it as easy as you can for them to help you. For example: * If you're looking for a new
life
I recently listened to a Tim Ferriss podcast, where he discussed the parenting approach/concepts of Sovereign Child with Naval Ravikant and Aaron Stupple. It was quite a provocative set of ideas -- the core of the approach is to treat children like little adults, giving them significant autonomy to
books
My kids are still young, so I have a few more years before I'll be recommending adult-level non-fiction, but I was thinking recently about what books will be at the top of my list to recommend to my kids. My current list of top recommendations for them are:
lessons-learned
After hearing Oliver Burkeman on a podcast last month, I listened to his Meditations for Mortals audiobook and was blown away -- it felt like he was talking directly to me through the book. As I listened to the book, I was struck with the (incredibly rare for me) desire