I sat down at a coffee shop this morning with a hot cup of coffee and no agenda other than space. No meetings. No interruptions. No one asking me for anything. Just a table, a cup, and whatever my brain wanted to work on. By the time I left, I had completed a final edit … Continue reading The Coffee Shop
Tell Good Stories
I saw the new Super Mario Galaxy movie today with my family. It was really well made. The animation was gorgeous, the 3D was good, and the story was well told. But here’s what got me. Nintendo layered thirty years of Easter eggs into a movie that works perfectly for a seven-year-old who’s never picked … Continue reading Tell Good Stories
The Process
I passed a group of protesters on the side of the road yesterday. Maybe fifteen or twenty of them, posterboard signs, standing on the shoulder. I’m not going to tell you what was on the signs. It doesn’t matter for what I want to say. My first thought was honest and probably not very generous: … Continue reading The Process
The Craving
It took two days. Two days into assessment week — a planned break between rounds of the 7-40 Challenge — and I was already craving the structure I’d stepped away from. I’ll admit, some of the break was good. I stopped listening to audiobooks for a few days and let my mind clear out. That … Continue reading The Craving
Go Deep
I ran a demo today. Asked AI a question in plain English. It wrote a SQL query in real time. I asked it to convert the output to R. Done. Less than a minute. Three years ago that could have taken me a few hours. Minimum. Everyone in the room was impressed, and I don't … Continue reading Go Deep
