Jan 27
186: The Outlier Interview —
Starting an interview series for authentically exceptional people. Starting with...me!
Jan 20
185: Personal Bios —
Telling your personal story has always been difficult... and never more important.
Jan 13
184: No Difference, No Distinction —
How a Disney screenwriter and a Spanish-speaking Indian founder teach us how outliers can use their unique qualities to create magic.
Dec 17
183: Face Plants —
Falling on your face hurts less than you think. And a few other thoughts about living life on your terms
Dec 10
182: Kryptonite —
How effective outliers manage and mitigate their weaknesses
Dec 03
181: Strong Suit —
Three ways to make your outlier obsessions an advantage you as an outlier
Nov 25
180: Antidiscipline —
Why I'm doing 1,000 burpees and how to motivate yourself without self-discipline (aka self-punishment)
Nov 18
179: Being an Outlier —
Getting a Kindergarten PIP and what to do when you feel remarkably different from your peers.
Nov 11
178: Getting the Whole Story —
Communication is harder than it seems even when you're trying at it. Here are some stories about how we get it wrong and how we get it right.
Nov 04
177: Contagious Beliefs —
Don't worry, catching these won't get you sick
Oct 28
176: No Complaining —
How a scarcity mindset can help (and hurt) our ability to succeed in business and life.
Oct 21
175: Rebuilding a Computer Lab —
What does giving back to go forward look like? For me, rebuilding a computer lab in SF Chinatown.
Oct 14
174: Give the Money Back —
When our investor asked for his money back after our startup decided to pivot, we were faced with a tough choice. Here's how we faced it and how you might face your own tough choices.
Oct 07
173: Take the (incremental) W —
There's always another level, so take the wins when you can, even if they're incremental ones.
Oct 01
172: Professional Courage —
Reflecting on the end of my sabbatical and my greatest professional risk / act of courage.
Sep 25
171: Good Conversation —
I'm teaching a class on the art and science great facilitation with a former Meta colleague. Here's why it matters and the 5 skills of great facilitators.
Sep 23
171: Good Conversation —
I'm teaching a class on the art and science great facilitation with a former Meta colleague. Here's why it matters and the 5 skills of great facilitators.
Sep 17
170: No Guarantees —
Facing uncertainty with the help of Death, Harrison Ford, and Carpentry.
Sep 16
170: No Guarantees —
Facing uncertainty with the help of Death, Harrison Ford, and Carpentry.
Sep 10
169: 📦 From Warehouse Associate → OpenAI —
Our most popular letters from 2022 were about Philip Su, the burned out engineering leader who did a stint as an Amazon warehouse associate. Here's a look back at that story and how things have evolved for Philip.