Pacific CrestLaughter Through Tears“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.”Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023
Pacific CrestCourse Design with AI in Mind (part 1)We’re hardly the first to tackle this subject and we won’t pretend to have all the answers. But there are a few things we’re relatively…Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 2023
Pacific CrestChoosing Celebration Instead of RegretBuddhism, desire is thought to be the cause of all suffering. One extremely common kind of desire is regret: the wish for that which is…May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Pacific CrestRewiring Circuits in My Super Secret LaboratoryWhen we feel like someone is trolling us, pushing our buttons, or getting under our skin, we generally stop responding and start reacting…May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Pacific CrestAvoiding DeadlinesDeadline is an interesting word. It was created during the American Civil War by the horrifically cruel Confederate Army officer Heinrich…Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023
Pacific CrestWhat Would Future Me Do?They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. If so, then the cement between those paving stones is the tired disappointment we…Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
Pacific CrestA College Degree is Literally a Matter of Life and DeathThis post, the first in a series, focuses on the paper Life expectancy in adulthood is falling for those without a BA degree, but as…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Pacific CrestPerformance: Getting Past Belief to RealityThe Dunning-Kruger Effect is generally defined as a cognitive bias in which individuals incorrectly OVERESTIMATE their abilities or…Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
Pacific CrestHow High Can You Jump?Between two stints in college, I went to business school. The counselor there looked at my records and said, ‘Well. I guess you can do just…Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023