PinnedLaureana BonaparteinPrivieTools for the soul.When I started this blog, I hoped it would be kinda newsy, mostly about business and tech. But you know how it is, even with the best laid…Jan 4Jan 4
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieHard things.Being a baby in the 70s was a risky endeavor. It was accepted and commonplace for expecting mothers to drink and smoke during pregnancy…Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Laureana BonaparteMorning rituals.I remember this Adidas ad campaign from 1995. It featured several sports, but it always had a photo of the sport’s rulebook and the phrase…Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieMoney changes everything: Ten leadership lessons from my summers of rugby.The last three years of high school hit differently. My dad had AIDS and had to move away to seek treatment. Suddenly, my mom had to go…Aug 19, 2023Aug 19, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPriviePSA: school started this week!If you know, you know. I don’t know if YOU know, so I’m here to inform you that school started this week. It’s easy to tell which of your…Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieFirst, break all the rules.I know, that’s the title of a book by Gallup that shares Don Clifton’s ideas. It was the first business book that I purchased at an…Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieForget Seneca. Buy children’s books.A big draw of the current stoicism craze seems to be their approach to emotional regulation. Though at first it sounded to me like the goal…Aug 4, 2023Aug 4, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieWorking from home is comfortable. Comfort is not the goal.“Without pain you don’t become happy. /Without love you suffer no more.” “El Duelo” by La Ley.Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieWhat do you think their job is?A few years ago, a friend’s former employee wrote a hit piece on him, gleeful about his “failure” — one of the companies my friend founded…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Laureana BonaparteinPrivieSF is Dead. Long Live SF.SF is booming: coffee shops are packed with people working. It’s 2023, but it could be 2005. Anything amazing can happen, any day.Jul 24, 2023Jul 24, 2023
