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Labor therapy
June to August 2011 marked my last ever commitment-free summer. I spent the majority of the time in Cali and Seattle, picking up web programming and devising a startup. Soon I found myself spending...
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Say their names
José comes all the way from Costa Rica every year, leaving his family behind for six months. Peter moved here from Ireland fifteen years ago and thinks Americans can’t drink. Aubrey lives in the...
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Stacking business cards
I started a new job a few weeks ago, and my employer unwittingly gave me a bunch of future collectibles and items worthy of a museum. Let’s quickly recap the process: Filled out a bunch of government...
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Steve
June 25, 2009, and October 5, 2011. What those two dates have in common is that I’ll remember exactly where I was, forever. 2009 was Michael Jackson. And 2011 brought Steve. The song playing in the...
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Checking it once
I replaced my light bulb tonight. That may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but it’s a victory against myself. Let me explain: in my bathroom, there’s a commercial grade fluorescent light bulb...
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Conversational risk
It was freezing out today. Which was pretty unusual, because it’s been really hot out lately in the middle of December. We thought it might be global warming before but now it’s so cold. But at least...
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Time to honesty
You get back, energized from the conversation over a great meal, only to find a glob of food stuck between your teeth. When you’re finished being mortified, the questions set in: did they notice? why...
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Eye in the sky
The Internet runs on recommendations. “You might also like” may as well be the web’s universal slogan. Whether it’s similar items on Amazon, a related article, or a friend-liked-this ad on Facebook,...
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Trust in randomness
Pause for a moment and think about how you got here. Not here in the sense of “your chair”, but rather this particular juncture in your life. Call to mind the stories of how you met all the important...
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Tempup artists
Tech is seeing its equivalent of the 1960s sexual revolution. Though once taboo, it’s gradually becoming acceptable for a startup to be like a hookup. You aren’t always interested in forming a...
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Long emails
I have a confession to make: I write long emails. I don’t write them frequently, but when the topic is right, I’ve been known to expound in paragraphs at a time. I compose in stream of consciousness,...
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8307 days
Today is Mother’s day 2012, and I always take this time each year to more explicitly celebrate ways my mom has influenced my life. But that usually happens in the confines of a card. This day in this...
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Motivating yourself
It’s Monday again. How are you feeling? Whether it’s your first job or your fifth, you may find you’ve lost the spark that once made your work feel great. Recently, I’ve been helping several friends...
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Do, not be
What do you want to be when you grow up? As you got older, your ideal answer might have changed from ‘fireman’ or ‘teacher’ to ‘partner’ or ‘CEO’. That change itself isn’t so troublesome – you’re...
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Labor-positive innovation
It’s Labor Day 2013, and the people-work we celebrate today is under siege. In Marc Andreessen’s famous words, software is “eating the world,” and every redundant, repetitive job that previously...
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Checking it once
I replaced my light bulb tonight. That may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but it’s a victory against myself. Let me explain: in my bathroom, there’s a commercial grade fluorescent light bulb...
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