Newsletter

221 posts


Sep 11
118: Creative Output β€” 🧠 Enhancing Your Creative Output πŸ–Ό Unscratchable (Scotch & Bean) πŸ‘‰ A Different Aftermath (AI Comic)
Sep 04
117: Resilience Archetypes β€” πŸ€” How do you approach change? 🧠 Saying No to Say Yes πŸ–Ό Deadlines (Scotch & Bean) πŸ‘‰ Serena’s Final Fight
Aug 28
116: Finding Your Voice β€” Come to my salon with Herbert Lui on fostering creativity
Aug 20
115: The Hidden Backstory of 5 Startup Pivots That Grew to $43B β€” From Lyft to Discord, here are 5 pivots that created $43B+ in valueβ€”have you heard of them all?
Aug 16
114: A Bittersweet Photo & A Failed Startup Pivot β€” Lessons learned going from Vanity Fair to folding my first startup
Aug 06
113: The Art of Being Mentorable β€” How to cultivate the qualities that make others want to invest in you
Jul 31
112: Rediscovering the Power of Video β€” I'm making videos again on YouTube.
Jul 24
111: Switching Teams at Work β€” After two years building B2B tools at Meta, it's time for a change.
Jul 16
110: I (Finally) Got Covid β€” No one escapes it forever.
Jul 03
109: Cut & Run β€” You gotta know when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em. Here's a story from a mentee conversation.
Jun 28
108: Righting after a Reorg β€” I’ve been thinking a lot about reorgs, and how you can stay resilient through the abrupt changes they can bring.
Jun 22
107: My Resilience Mini-Series β€” The first installment of Rethinking Resilience, my 8-part mini-series of longform essays on navigating change just went live on Every. I would love for you to read it.
Jun 12
106: Creative Doing β€” Early notes on running a creative challenge on Twitter. What does Rodin's The Thinker have to do with Virgil Abloh, the late artistic director of menswear at Luis Vutton?
Jun 05
105: Main Character Energy β€” Applying the principles of great storytelling to a life of meaning
May 28
104: Turning 36 β€” 12 lessons learned in my thirty-sixth year
May 22
103: Designing Ritual β€” The word ritual appears inside the word spiritual. And in our increasingly secular society, rituals are being lost. How can we bring them back?
May 14
102: How to Facilitate a Great Workshop β€” A few weeks ago, I ran a workshop with the marketing team at at top 20 U.S. college. The focus was on developing team resilience in era of hybrid and remote work and got a ton of great feedback.
May 07
101: Hobbies > Side Hustles β€” It might seem stupid, but legitimately one of the best ways to counter burnout is to get a hobby. You know, an activity you do during your leisure time for pleasure?
May 01
100: Triple Digits β€” Celebrating our two year anniversary with a video recap on the journey so far and a personal update from Jason.
Apr 16
099: Eulogy Virtues β€” πŸ€” On top or out there? 🧠 External vs Internal Achievements πŸ–Ό Big Review (Scotch & Bean 044) πŸ‘‰ Why Free Speech on Social is So Hard