How learning a new language helped cultivate discipline in other areas of my life... Teaching myself to learn Portuguese has been a great lesson in mental discipline, and the levels of intensity with which we can try to learn something new. Self admittedly, I’ve been pretty lazy about it. Or better yet, I should say … Continue reading Daily Experiments in Mental Discipline
How to Become Less Judgemental
Last week I stayed at an AirBnb. My host was an obese Russian man who sat on the couch smoking cigarettes and playing World of Warcraft all day. His place was filthy with dirty dishes lying everywhere, and smelled like it hadn’t been cleaned in months. He would often be up all night playing video … Continue reading How to Become Less Judgemental
Engineering Empathy for the Non-Technical
Understanding tech as a non-technical founder is incredibly tough. Over the last few months I have begun to understand what I like to refer to as “Engineering Empathy”, or putting yourself in an engineers shoes to know how complicated something is to build, what it will cost, if it’s a solo project, and so on. … Continue reading Engineering Empathy for the Non-Technical