My First Rocket Launch

I’ve been interested in rockets and space technology for several years. I recall that when I was first starting to get into it, SpaceX had just landed their first Falcon 9 booster at the landing zone, and were still attempting to land on a droneship. I was watching live when they accomplished that first droneship […]

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Farewell to Automattic

After 7 and a half years, it’s finally time to say goodbye to Automattic. The position that was my absolute “dream job” when I first started back in 2017. The company that sent me around the world, and paired me up with colleagues from many countries, cultures, and walks of life. The “merry band” of […]

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My Key Productivity Practices

I’ve played with many “productivity systems” over the years. It seems like I can only stick with one “system” for so long before it becomes too cluttered or too difficult and I have to start fresh with something new and interesting. However, there are a few constants that seem to help me to be the […]

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AI Sucks. AI is Awesome.

ChatGPT was launched on November 30, 2022. In just two months, it gained over 100 million users, becoming the fastest-growing consumer software application in history. And it kicked off our latest “AI craze”. In the years since, we’ve seen AI do some truly amazing things. And in my opinion, we’ve also seen it overblown and […]

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Doing and Being

“Doing” is about accomplishing goals. Consistency. Taking one small step everyday. Realizing that life is made of of days, and days made up of moments. Making every one count, and making them add together to create the bigger accomplishments that we’re striving for. “Being”, though, is about who we are. How we show up in […]

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My First 100 Youtube Subscribers

Over the last few months, I’ve been having a go at Youtube, sharing my journey in learning and improving as a chess player. I published this reflection on my first few months (and first 100 subscribers!) and wanted to share it here. If you’re interested in Youtube, or chess, or any sort of creative pursuit […]

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Spaced Repetition Training

I’ve been working on improving at chess for a few years now, and early on in the process I was introduced to a very interesting technique for learning and memorization called Spaced Repetition. The idea of spaced repetition is that after we learn something, we immediately start to forget it. Let’s say we’re trying to […]

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Accomplishment in the New Year

A great life is nothing more than a series of days well lived strung together like a string of pearls. — Robin Sharma I’ve always struggled with new year’s resolutions. And I know I’m not the only one. A year is a long time. Along with the fact that it can be hard to stick […]

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Growth vs Comfort

At work recently I was reintroduced to an interesting quote: Growth and comfort can’t coexist It kinda puts a name to something I’ve been feeling about myself lately. In a lot of ways, life is pretty comfortable. And in some areas I’ve been finding myself prioritizing comfort over the discomfort of growth. This concept is […]

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