Notes

Sep
01

Suffertember: Don't disrespect the suffer

Once upon a time, in 2017, I started a month of really hard things with one of my best friends,
5 min read
Jul
01

Political consciousness, and self-inventory

Despite my intention to never get on dating apps, here I am. It's summer, my favorite season for dating (says
6 min read
May
01

who prompts the prompter?

let's stop trying to be machines, with rigid framework thinking, and optimizing everything. we can now outsource the burden of rationality. so let's live like we can finally let go of our instructions.
5 min read
Mar
31

3 years in venture capital, and what it's like to work at SOSV IndieBio

After 3 years of working in VC and funding early stage startups, I decided to write a reflection, both on
11 min read
Mar
01

Dictation as writing therapy

In the most tumultuous times of my life, I've always found solace in writing as therapy. Journaling lets me pull
7 min read
Jan
31

Affinity (CRM) sucks, part 1

💡Disclaimer: I have never made software and I don't know what it's like to be on engineering and product teams.
8 min read
Dec
21

How to remap modifier keys in Windows

I am at home in Oregon for the holidays, at my childhood home where my parents still live. I didn't
3 min read
Feb
02

An argument for threading in Slack

Hot take: Slack workspaces where users don't thread are doomed to die
7 min read
Dec
16

Unsung Hero: Silicone Spatula

It's the most underrated utensil in the kitchen.
3 min read
Dec
02

I love YNAB

Less a review of the YNAB budgeting software, more lessons of I learned from it
6 min read