One of the great paradoxes in life is that the harder we try to do something, the more difficult it will become. I call this “trying too hard”, whereas there is an entire belief in what is known as the dao/tao(the “way”). The dao is a philosophical concept that is equally simple and complex. Simply …
We all enter the flow state from time to time in our lives. One phenomena we may not realize is that we can enter this magical state more frequently based on how we decide to live our lives. The word phenomena derived from phainesthai means to shine forth, to appear, unveil itself, and come out …
I rarely talk about my life outside of my writing. You may know what I do for a living professionally in the tech world or even some details about my wonderful family of four. Perhaps you have read one of my books and have a better understanding of my philosophy on this overloaded world we …
In one month, it will be two years since I started this hell known to me as long covid. Many of you who read my writings may never have suspected such a thing. That’s because I believe in fate; Amor fati. My formula for greatness as a human being is amor fati. I cannot ask …
I’ve been doing a year in review publicly for three years now. If you haven’t read the previous one, you can see my year in review 2021 to catch up. This year has been equally painful as it has been pleasant. It was another huge year of growth, but one with warnings of slowing down. …
ATTENTION is taking notice. One of those words felt interesting or important enough to catch your attention. Now that you’re riding off the high of being alert, you’re fading back to a false sense of security. There’s no danger. Or so you think there’s none. [ACTION REQUIRED], DUE BY, END OF DAY — are common …
One of the odd truths about work in life is that the perception of how the work came to be is hardly taken into consideration. Nor does it really matter. The product you ship to the market doesn’t care how long it took to build. The article you published to the internet doesn’t care how …
Love is a way of being. It’s less of an emotion and more of a means of creation. Loving something so deeply can transform your life. Having kids can give you the unique opportunity to nourish a non-person into a real person. Like the story of Pinocchio, it’s the tale of the transformation when a …
This week is a little emotional for me. I was promoted to Principal Product Manager at Microsoft. I also submitted my second book Enough. Seeking less in a world of more to Amazon. I had been working hard over the last 6 years since Xamarin was acquired. For the first couple years, I had no …
I’ve debated writing about this topic for over a year now. Half of me is shamed that I caught COVID while being extra careful during the first half of the pandemic. The other half of me feels that it’s the right time to talk about it more openly. Through many conversations with coworkers, friends, family, …
