The startup life is notoriously fast, busy and stressful, and somewhere among the foosball tables and vending machines we’ve lost our way on true self-care. It’s June 2012, and I’m standing in the San Francisco penthouse apartment of one of the founders of YouTube. His company has recently acquired my…

It’s often said that if a web interface is simple, clean and easy to use it’s probably had complex thought, planning and revisions to get it to that state. Starting out bloated and excessive, the design is relentlessly pared back and revised to remove distracting, unnecessary elements. The same applies…

I just got done weeding out my Twitter account after drowning in Twitter parties, and it got me thinking about the other side of social proof. …

Several Truths About Raising Kids — Now that I’ve been a parent for almost 6 years, during which time I’ve lost the majority of my hair, had the rest of it go mostly grey, and had my nerves frayed to the fullest possible extent, I feel qualified to share this list I’ve been compiling with you…

Having spent the past few years running and working for a couple of different internet startups, I’ve noticed a number of things they do well that we should be translating across to both our parenting and our schools to encourage learning in children. Now that I’m spending a bit of…

(Part One) — No, you can’t put that worm in your nerf gun. Stop riding your bike over the oranges! You don’t need to wear your backpack in the shower, and you’re not reading in there either so you can stop packing it with books. Put down the cat, she doesn’t want a…

I very rarely swear in front of my children, but if I ever accidentally slip up it always seems to be when we’re out shopping. …