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How effective outliers manage and mitigate their weaknesses

Three ways to make your outlier obsessions an advantage you as an outlier

Why I'm doing 1,000 burpees and how to motivate yourself without self-discipline (aka self-punishment)

Getting a Kindergarten PIP and what to do when you feel remarkably different from your peers.

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.

Don't worry, catching these won't get you sick

How a scarcity mindset can help (and hurt) our ability to succeed in business and life.

What does giving back to go forward look like? For me, rebuilding a computer lab in SF Chinatown.

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.

There's always another level, so take the wins when you can, even if they're incremental ones.

Reflecting on the end of my sabbatical and my greatest professional risk / act of courage.

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.