Saying thank you to AI
I'm excited about AI personal assistants (e.g., Amy, Clara) because I hate scheduling appointments. Recently, I've wondered: when I write emails that I know will »
Saying "no" to find creative space
It's important to recognize the importance of working in flow state. Four half-hour chunks of time isn't equivalent to having one continuous two hour block of »
Things happen for a reason
While it's hard to receive bad news, I try to remind myself that things happen for a reason and that they can often be blessings in »
Alternating paying for dinner
When I go to dinner with some friends, each of us pays for exactly what we ordered. With other friends, we split the bill evenly even »
How we give things away
It's strange that people tend to expect expert advice for free from friends, while they don't expect free samples of physical products. Why should they be »
Sharing creates value
People often ask me why I spend time working on open source software projects. It's true that I could probably get paid for much of what »