The Death of Goals
I’ve suspected for years that the traditional concept of “goal-setting” was on its last legs. Every time I bring up “SMART goals,” I can see the light go out in my students’ eyes. An unmistakable...
View ArticleMy Time in Eastern Ukraine: A Story of Beauty, Community, and Hope
I spent 2 years serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Eastern Ukraine from 2009 to 2011. I lived in the town of Kupyansk, a couple hours outside Kharkiv, near the Russian border. It was one of the...
View ArticleProductive Disorder: The Hidden Power of Chaos, Noise, and Randomness
In the early 1700s, Central Europe faced a crisis: the forests were running out.An explosion in mining, shipbuilding, and early industry had devastated old-growth forests that had stood for many...
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Introducing Death Clock (And My First Experience with Vibecoding)
I’m proud to introduce Death Clock, a life expectancy calculator that predicts the day of your death based on 17 personalized variables.Give it a try for free!This is not only the first “app” I’ve...
View ArticleWhat J Dilla and Early Hip-Hop Teach Us About AI and the Future of Creativity
In 1997, a young hip-hop producer from Detroit named J Dilla did something that violated every rule in music: he programmed his drum machine to play “off beat.”Not just slightly off, but deliberately...
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