How to Manage a Toxic Boss and Protect Your Mental Health
I remember sitting in a cramped, windowless office ten years ago, staring at a flickering monitor while my manager tore apart a perfectly functional system I’d spent weeks building. He…
I remember sitting in a cramped, windowless office ten years ago, staring at a flickering monitor while my manager tore apart a perfectly functional system I’d spent weeks building. He…
I was sitting at my workbench last weekend, elbow-deep in the guts of a 1970s Moog synthesizer, when I realized I’d spent more time obsessing over the idea of a…
I was elbow-deep in the guts of a 1974 Moog synthesizer last weekend, trying to trace a faulty capacitor, when I realized how much our modern shopping habits mirror a…
I remember sitting in a cramped, windowless conference room during my first real stint in leadership, staring at a 50-page manual on "organizational synergy" and feeling absolutely nothing. The corporate…
I was sitting at my workbench last weekend, elbow-deep in the guts of a 1974 Moog synthesizer, when I realized I’d spent the last twenty minutes obsessing over a smart…
I’ve spent enough time in server rooms and workshops to know that most people are drowning in a sea of "smart" devices that do nothing but add more noise to…
I’m tired of seeing people spend forty dollars on a subscription app that promises "mindfulness" through a series of glowing bubbles and ambient rain sounds. If you’re staring at your…
I was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, trying to trace a faulty circuit on an old Moog synthesizer, when my phone started blowing up with notifications about the "AI…
I was halfway through trying to prune a stubborn branch in my backyard last summer when my shears gave out with a pathetic, dull thud instead of a clean cut.…
I’ve spent half my life staring at complex systems, whether it’s a server rack or a vintage Moog synthesizer, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that complexity is…