Nov 27
080—Unpacking "Traditional Masculinity" and How It Relates to Resilience —
In late 2018, the American Psychological Association put forward a set of guidelines for psychological practice with boys and men. The drafting process started way back in 2005 so it's far from a flash-in-the-pan project.
Nov 20
079: The Story of How I Switched to Ghost —
🖼 How does an organization forget? + 👉 Ethan Mollick: A Twitter professor
worth following
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Nov 13
078: Why Does Tech Seem to Burn People Out So Quickly? —
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🧠 Why Does Tech Seem to Burn People Out So Quickly?
Some time
Nov 07
077: Why External Benchmarks are Flawed & Evolution Breeds Inefficiency —
🖼 Return to Office (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 Koreans Were Boozing Hard in 1020 AD
This the 77th edition of Cultivating Resilience, a weekly newsletter how we build, adapt, and lead in times of change—brought to you by Jason Shen, a PM, resilience coach, 1st gen immigrant, ex-gymnast, and 3x startup
Oct 30
076: How an Ex-Stanford Dean Learned to Embrace Her Child's Struggle —
🖼 Sweat Therapy (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 Bilal Mahmood for State Assembly
Oct 23
075: How to Ask for Help (According to Science) —
🖼 Scotch & Bean 030 - Monkey Mind + 👉 Musings & Perspectives (newsletter)
Oct 16
074: The Magic of Async Video Communication —
🖼 Premature Optimization (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 ADHD 2.0 (a guide for the
hyperactive)
This is the 74th edition of Cultivating Resilience, a weekly newsletter how we
build, adapt, and lead in times of change—brought to you by Jason Shen, a 1st
gen immigrant, retired gymnast, and 3x startup founder
Oct 09
073: How to Make Eng Oncall (and Your Life) Suck Less —
🖼 Recover (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 What else is true?
Oct 02
072: Lessons from a Failed War —
🖼 Mistakes were made (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 Hypefury (Twitter Posting Client)
Sep 25
071: The Cost of Obsession —
🖼 Extra Work (Scotch & Bean 019) + 👉 Minimal Flat Avatars
Sep 18
070: Three Metaphors for Productivity —
What Does Productivity Look Like? 👨🏻🍳 Restaurant 🏎️ Pit Crew 🚀 Startup Accelerator
Sep 11
069: Advising a startup founder facing a mental health challenge within her team —
🖼 Onboarding (Scotch & Bean) & 👉 Riverside.fm (podcasting tool)I
Sep 04
068: How Music Gets You in the Zone (+ A Call for Questions!) —
🖼 Office Perks (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 Shang Chi—The Legend of the Ten Rings
Aug 28
067: How Not to Die in the Wild —
🖼 Yacht Party + 👉 "Run It" from Marvel's Shang Chi
Aug 21
066: How Masculine Ideals Affect Resilience —
🖼 Lessons Learned (Scotch & Bean) + 👉 Flow Club (focused virtual coworking)
Aug 14
065: Massive, Aspirational, and Public Goals —
🖼 Appropriate Communication & 👉 Weight Plate Workouts
Aug 08
064: The Lost Art of Speaking to Strangers —
🖼 Social Anxiety + 👉 Techniques for Talking to Strangers
Jul 31
063: The Resilience of Simone & Suni —
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🧠 On Simone and Suni
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Jul 24
062: Drivers of Asian Hate —
🖼 Olympics (Scotch and Bean) + 👉 Huel (meal replacement)
Jul 18
061: A Healthy Breakdown of Order —
🖼 Extra Work + 👉 Add the Unexpected