Peter BoumgardenMy FAILURE:LAB… I only cry in TV showsI have a confession. “I only cry in TV shows.”Apr 2, 2016Apr 2, 2016
Peter BoumgardenThe Organic Hustle of the CityMy hands were sweating. It was the kind of balmy nervousness that creeps up just at the point you need to shake the hand of someone…Sep 28, 2015Sep 28, 2015
Peter BoumgardenThe Academic & The Entrepreneur in AfricaMore than my love for travel, I love what travel does to me. Whenever I hop off a plane in a place that drips with newness and difference…Aug 10, 2015Aug 10, 2015
Peter BoumgardenPlaying Offense and Defense with the “Experience Gap”He had the kind of chin that made sky-scrapers feel soft. Two silver bands streamed from his temples through jet black hair flowing like…Jul 26, 2015Jul 26, 2015
Peter BoumgardenSports & NecessaryOver at the stats-driven site 538, Nate Silver and team created a live-updating bracket for the NCAA tournament. Moving your cursor over a…Jul 16, 2015Jul 16, 2015
Peter BoumgardenA psychoanalyst and email metadata walk into a bar…In the compilation of essays, The Writing Life, Annie Dillard writes the oft-cited quote — “How we spend our days is, of course, how we…Jul 16, 2015Jul 16, 2015
Peter BoumgardenReligious “Nones,” Networks & Neighborhoods“I’m interested in stories of religious de-conversion,” my friend Daryl reflected. Daryl and I were sitting outside sharing a beer our…Jul 16, 2015Jul 16, 2015
Peter BoumgardenPsychotherapy in the Age of the Apple WatchMy family is slowly morphing into a FitBit commercial. My sister was the initial domino, and we gave my mom a push soon after with this…Jul 14, 2015Jul 14, 2015
Peter BoumgardenThe Gam(ification) of LifeA few months back, Y Combinator’s Paul Graham wrote a short piece on “How to be an expert in a changing world.” In it, he argues that if we…Jul 14, 2015Jul 14, 2015