Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary
BooksWhile I don’t agree with everything Sebastian Junger writes in Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, I love the way he manages to articulate some things …
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Our World Depends on Unseen Labor: Open Source Software
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Read more →The Culture of Poverty
culture Current AffairsI am not an expert in poverty nor in economic culture. If there are any mistakes in this post, I likely understood it incorrectly. I hope that this post …
Read more →10 thoughts inspired by Always Hungry?
Books HealthFirst published on Medium. Always Hungry? by David Ludwig is yet another diet book but one written by a respected doctor specializing in obesity in children. I …
Read more →How companies like Uber and Airbnb are gamifying work
BusinessFirst published on Medium. Companies with the newer “sharing economy†business models are gamifying work. They are making people work hard in ways that …
Read more →When you are afraid of risk, you create weak teams
BusinessFirst published on Medium. When role models are risk adverse, they change the game for everyone. Last night at kickball, a young woman on the other team decided …
Read more →7 tips: how to introduce yourself
Career courage howtoI hate introducing myself. It’s very hard to introduce someone but especially yourself. So here’s what I’ve learned about giving awesome …
Read more →What's in a good developer relations plan?
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Read more →The best jobs in life are challenging
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