Hey! After a bit of a hiatus, I’m getting back to writing and wanted to talk a bit about this idea of hedonic adaptation, inspired by this brilliant Wait But Why post. It’s a Friday night at my house in West Seattle where I’m relaxing after a long, productive, but…

For the past few weeks, I’ve tried to organize my life in Notion, and in this post, I’ll share how I’m using it so far, what I’ve learned, and how I hope to use it going forward to live a more productive life 🤓 Content over customization One of Notion’s biggest strengths is…

On Monday of this week, I had my four wisdom teeth removed, which has sent me into a long post-operative recovery process in which I’ve (mostly) avoided work, focused on rest, and had a lot of time to think. …

👋 Hello again! It’s been awhile since I wrote regularly online, and I’m starting to get back to it. Part of my motivation is an excellent book I’m reading called Show Your Work, which proposes a mindset and practices for sharing your creativity and building an online audience. For the…

I’ve recently been coaching one of my closest friends to prepare for an interview at a tech company. Seeing my friends succeed in their careers is one of my favorite things, so I find myself thinking a lot about growth-oriented mindset, telling great stories, and demonstrating technical depth. …

As a product manager on the Oculus VR team, my role focuses on building system capabilities that enable people to be productive in Oculus Home. …

As a tech, music, and gaming enthusiast, I spend a lot of time researching the best gear for my home office. This is my current setup. — Phones My daily companion is an iPhone 11 Pro Max. I was an iPhone early adopter, so I’ve been down the Apple rabbit hole for awhile, benefiting from the integration across devices and services (iMessage, Airdrop, Siri, etc.). That said, I’m not exclusive to it in all my tech choices.

(This is Part 2 of a multi-post series about how I manage my money. If you landed here without context, catch up on what you missed in the introductory post on the Levels of Financial Wealth.) The next phase of our journey is to stabilize your income and expenses. Learning…

(This is Part 1 of a multi-post series about how I manage my money. If you landed here without context, catch up on what you missed in the introductory post on the Levels of Financial Wealth.) Phase 1 on the roadmap is to build a budget of your income and…