Productivity

The Freedom of Decluttering

The Freedom of DeclutteringThe Freedom of Decluttering

One of my best friends turned me onto the magic of decluttering. I tend to be an extremely disorganized, messy…

Microservices 101

Microservices aren't new, but the technology to make them feasible at scale is. A microservice channels the Unix philosophy of…

Why STEM Needs the Liberal Arts

I lived down the hall from a group of STEM majors in college. They were great guys, but communication was…

Rebounding From Rejection

Rejection sucks. Revolutionary statement of the century I know. Just because it sucks, doesn’t mean it can’t be used as…

Smashing The Wall: Getting Past Writer’s Block

Between a kid, a career, and furthering education, I carve out precious little time for my writing. Writing gives me…

Teaching to Reinforce Your Own Learning

I've seen a flood of news from email chains and group chats about learning by teaching as an easy way…

How Meditation Changed My Outlook On Everything

Most days, I feel completely lost in my own head. I wake up and feel like I’m stuck in a…

The Difference Between Online and Traditional Education

Online classes revolutionized education by opening classrooms up to people of all walks of life who may not have been…

Getting Through The Dark Night Of The Soul

The "Dark Night of the Soul" is a common concept in spirituality, but it can apply to many other aspects…

What I Learned About the Art of Translation from Doing It

I started a project to translate the Daodejing from Chinese into English a few months ago. I hadn't been actively…