PinnedThe girl and the monster on the roofThe bunny cracked its head on the floor. “Nice one Floppy!” The girl complimented. “I’ll give that splat a 9 out of 10.” “Now where is the blue magnet?” The girl searched. “I can’t destroy it properly without it.” The girl inspected every inch of the living room rug until…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Published inHitMeUp.ai·10 hours agoIntroducing HitMeUp.aiIt started with a question: What if each of us had a personal assistant? Well, that sounds great, but we can’t just build an assistant for EVERYONE. …3 min read3 min read
Published in10,000 Hours of Play·Sep 5, 2022Your kids don’t want to watch TV — they want to work!On Sunday morning, my family got together at my mom’s house to eat brunch. My dad and brother brought steaks, my mom made some scrambled eggs and waffles, and my wife made her famous roasted potatoes and avocado toast. Each family member planned to contribute to the brunch. My kids…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in10,000 Hours of Play·Aug 29, 2022How to get siblings to stop fighting by emphasizing maturityYou give your younger child some strawberries. “I want strawberries too!” shouts the older child. You give your older child some strawberries. “Her strawberries are bigger than mine!” screams the older child. This dynamic between siblings can be incredibly frustrating. In my conversation with Michaeleen, author of Hunt, Gather…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Published in10,000 Hours of Play·Aug 26, 2022How to use a knife to teach kids Autonomy and ConfidenceIt was 7:30am. I was getting breakfast ready and the 5-year-old was sitting on the couch reading a book. Suddenly she plopped down on the couch and exclaimed, “I’m bored.” First and foremost, it’s ok for kids to feel boredom. Actually, it’s beneficial. But often times parents see this as…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in10,000 Hours of Play·Aug 25, 2022I let my daughter scoot to grandma’s house all aloneInspired by Michaeleen Doucleff’s book, Hunt, Gather, Parent, and the show Old Enough on Netflix, I decided to teach my 5-year-old how to scoot to grandma’s house independently. I would never do this in SF My wife and I lived in San Francisco for 13 years, 5 of them with kids. I’ve dreamed about teaching my kids…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Published inMetablox·Jul 4, 2022The Metablox team takes on New York!Monday, June 20th I arrived to New York on Monday, June 20th, ready to take on the conference. I took the red eye in from San Francisco, still a bit tired, but pumped to join the team. Joseph Graves Thinking the conference started on Monday, I arrived late morning Sunday. My son had…Nft17 min readNft17 min read
Published inMetablox·Jun 7, 2022A focus on longterm valueWe made a mistake. Internally with our team and outwardly to our Neighbors on Discord, we’ve been communicating our focus on longterm value. This value is derived in two ways: True scarcity because our Blox represent real world places Meaningful memories that happened at that location Over the longterm, Blox…Eth2 min readEth2 min read
