Book Review of Screamfree Parenting
Screamfree Parenting is Hal Runkel's approach to parenting. He says that "parenting is not about kids, it's about parents. If you're not in control, then you cannot be in charge. What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what." Read more...
Book Review of Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro
Ruined by Design is Mike Monteiro's book about design ethics. It's provocative and full of outrage. It's well-researched with plenty of relevant examples of today's US tech landscape that hits close to home. Here's a list of my favorite quotes. Read more...
Speak and Think Like a Native: Game Over
As I get more comfortable practicing Chinese around native speakers, I've noticed after a while that something feels slightly off. It wasn't really my American accent, although that certainly didn't help. It took me a while to realize it was something much more fundamental. Read more...
Argue Like You're Right, Listen Like You're Wrong.
I was flipping through my conference notes from Agile2018 and stumbled upon this quote I must have heard in a session. It resonated with me. Read more...
Finding Your Zone of Genius with StrengthsFinder 2.0
In The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks's identifies 4 different zones of function: incompetence, competence, excellence, and genius. Zone of Genius is the most fulfilling because not only are you excelling, you are also re-energized by the work that you do. StrengthsFinder 2.0 is a performance assessment test by Tom Rath that helps you determine your top strengths. Read more...