Shared thoughts and lessons on pursuing a well-lived life.
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Stop this train I want to get off and go home again I can’t take the speed it’s moving in I know I can’t But, honestly, won’t someone stop this train Had a talk with my old man Said, “Help me understand” He said, “Turn sixty-eight You’ll renegotiate” “Don’t stop this train Don’t for a minute change the place you’re in And don’t think I couldn’t ever understand I tried my hand John, honestly, we’ll
It seems to me that many of our everyday decisions are driven by the fear of missing out. It manifests itself in many ways: our eyes are glued to our social media feeds, we’re constantly buying or saving up for the latest tech or fashion craze, and it seems we can never miss attending a social event or trip with friends—even at tremendous unreasonable cost to ourselves. It’s the unsettling anxiety that everybody else is
This video of Steve Jobs presenting the very first iPhone in 2007 is one I’ve seen multiple times. I watched it again a week ago. I’m entertained every time I see it, partly when I remember it’s already been more than a decade since this event, partly when I think about how groundbreaking this technology seemed to be at the time, and mostly by the presentation skills of Steve Jobs and the rest of the
Dear Harana, It’s hard to believe you’re already a year old. You bring a great amount of joy to me, your mom, your brother, and not to mention to your grandparents who have long been wanting to have a girl in a household of boys, toy trucks, Nerf guns, swords, and action figures. Like your mom, you are beautiful, a little more spunky and strong-willed, but nonetheless sweet and adorable. As you celebrate your birthday,
The other week, I wrote briefly about why one specific type of job is not necessarily more important than another. Let me follow through with a related observation and say I really don’t like the over-glorification surrounding startups today, particularly technology startups. Being part of a small team, working with less bureaucracies, and pursuing a big mission are certainly great things usually associated with the startup scene. But startup work is not the only work
As we get into the second week of February and dive into the rest of the year ahead, I can’t help but take one more look at the previous year. As I think about it now, 2018 was a year of many transitions for me at work and in my personal life (I oftentimes can’t distinguish between the two now): we gave birth to Harana, I transitioned to different roles within Bridge, and have had