Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Learning How to Code

And what I’ve learned from teaching others

Before you learn to code, think about what you want to code

Recruiting Advice No One Tells You

What I learned from Tristan Walker

Eight things you can live without

Want to declutter your life? Start here

How Writing 1000 Words a Day Changed My Life

(Why behavior matters more than outcomes)

20 Things I Should Have Known at 20

(This time, actually published by me.)

How to Get Press for Anything

I will tell you the secret to getting the word out.

Why I Wear Nail Polish

Culture jamming a society that doesn’t want me to be myself

10,000 (wasted) hours

Stop acting like you’re working

Freedom Is the Recognition of Necessity

Tragedy of the Commons

How I Got a Job in America with No Connections

Breaking every rule of common sense along the way

Six months ago, I was being herded out of Ohio Stadium after a four hour commencement ceremony, one in a graduating class of over 10,000.