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Published in HackerNoon.com

·Sep 7, 2017

Wired Covered Our Product Name. Here’s Why We Still Decided To Change It.

For the past four years, I’ve been working on a product called Wristify that’s been fortunate enough to get press coverage from Wired, Popular Science, and The Today Show. Despite the name recognition and millions of impressions, our team decided to kill the name Wristify. In this blog post, I’d…

Energy

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Wired Covered Our Product Name. Here’s Why We Still Decided To Change It.
Wired Covered Our Product Name. Here’s Why We Still Decided To Change It.
Energy

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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Jan 1, 2017

Looking Back on My 28 Day Blogging Streak

Qualitative & Quantitative Reflections on Writing Every Morning — Dear michael saminsky, 28 days ago I wrote to you to say that I was making a commitment to write and publish something every morning. I said that my number one goal was consistency. Today, I write to you at the end of this experiment to report my results. On Momentum & Starting Before You’re Ready Dear michael saminsky,positivepeerpressure.blog

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Looking Back on My 28 Day Blogging Streak
Looking Back on My 28 Day Blogging Streak
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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 31, 2016

Measure In Love

Brief Reflections on 2016 — Dear michael saminsky, Since today is the last day of 2016, I can’t get around writing something reflecting on this year. Starting from the beginning, I kicked off 2016 with a Polar Plunge in New Hampshire with David King and friends. It was epic, and it reflected the excitement with…

2016

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Measure In Love
Measure In Love
2016

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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 30, 2016

When History Meets The Present

Reflection on my trip to Rome — Dear michael saminsky, When I did my summer abroad in between sophomore and junior year of college, I decided to spend three weeks travel after I finished up my internship in Spain. …

Travel

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When History Meets The Present
When History Meets The Present
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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 29, 2016

Scientists Suck at Stories

Why the fate of the World Depends on Not Sucking — Dear michael saminsky, I admit that is an overly dramatic headline. In fact it’s the exact type of exaggeration that scientists hate, but I bet it got your attention. As our world today becomes more and more dependent on science, fewer and fewer people understand the physics, chemistry, and biology…

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Environment

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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 28, 2016

Mat side at the Lowell Finals

Memories from the 2007 Finals Matches — Dear michael saminsky, As you can tell, I’ve been thinking a lot about high school wrestling memories this week, and today is no expectation. …

Sports

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Sports

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Dec 27, 2016

Twice in a Lifetime

What Happens When Things Don’t Go According to Plan —

Sports

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Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime
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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 26, 2016

Vacation Practice

Wrestling During the Holiday Break — Dear michael saminsky, The week between Christmas and New Years always means one thing for me: Newton North Wrestling Practice. For the past six years, this means going back as an alumnus to pay forward all the years I benefited from alumni coming in to help me. …

Wrestling

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Wrestling

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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 25, 2016

Christmas is Family & Food

The evolution of my views on presents — Dear michael saminsky, Today is about spending as much time with family as possible, so this post will be short. …

Christmas

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Christmas

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Published in Positive Peer Pressure

·Dec 24, 2016

My Childhood Bedrooms

Moving Around Within Your Own House — Dear michael saminsky, I’m writing from my parents house in Newton where I slept last night and plan to spend the next few days. Last night I slept in the bunk bed room, even though I normally sleep in David or Lisa’s room when I am home. My parents house…

Family

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Family

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