So, you finally did it. You decided to quit your job. Now what? I was recently in this situation. Somehow the internet knew this was a thing and Medium, Apple News, and even Twitter seemed to know that I was in the market and that I might like reading articles…

I’ve been feeling unmotivated in the past few days. It’s a very different feeling from being tired. I have the energy to do things: I’ve been swimming, been practicing solving a Rubik’s cube, been having a good time with my kids, and I’ve been learning about financial markets. I wake…

10 years feels like a long time in isolation. But when you’re having fun, it seems less like a long time and more like a full time. 10 years at Google from 2011–2021 has taught me a few things, none of which would be uniquely learned at Google but I…

I was so moved today by the prospect of a passion project that I took some time on a Friday night to get it done. Let me present the #RedJeans project over at redjeans.org. …

Here’s a hot take: in technical domains, politics is as important if not more important than the technical solution. Politics has taken a bad rap. Before we go on any further, let’s define what politics is. Politics is the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially…

As part of the work I do, I usually travel at least twice a year from Sydney to various parts of the US and back. Staying for one to two weeks or a couple of days at a time in hotels — not to mention getting on planes, waiting at…