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Nov 13

078: Why Does Tech Seem to Burn People Out So Quickly? — This the 78th 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 founder 🧠 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 — This is the 63rd 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 turned Facebook PM. Subscribe now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 On Simone and Suni I wrote a

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

Jul 10

060: Brett Kavanaugh's Resilience (Or Lack Thereof) — 🖼 Waiting Till the Last Minute + 👉 Affirming Your Highest Values (exercise)

Jul 03

059: INFRA - Mapping the impact of change — 🧠 The INFRA model + 🖼 How communication really works + 👉 Visual Creator Kit