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When the story of how I landed a job at Airbnb went viral, I was surprised at how infatuated people were with my negotiations. Media stories portrayed me as some kind of master negotiator—a wily ex...

One of the most valuable experiments I ever ran was intentionally practicing the skill of making close friends, and this directly led to most of my friends today. This post is the story of that experiment, and distills the lessons learned

How I approach giving advice to friends, help them work through problems in their lives, and encourage them to actually take action to fix their problems

I just finished an experiment. Last month, I published a new article to my blog every day. I’m glad I tried it, but ultimately I didn’t like it. Here’s why:

I wanted to learn about the world, so I went travelling.

Suspend judgment. Making money isn’t evil, greedy, shallow, or vain. Money isn’t your worth as a human being, or a substitute for love. But don’t pretend it doesn’t matter.

February 2025 Issue Carolyn Bruckmann, Harvard Kennedy School MPP ‘25 The so-called “Friendship Recession” is making its way into the vernacular—a profound shift in how Americans experience and sustain friendships. The data paints a stark picture.…

Learn what a sedentary lifestyle is, the signs and risks of inactivity, and how to make healthy changes.

How to use AI coding assistants without letting your hard-earned engineering skills wither away.

Painting weddings for a few years now, I have spent a fair bit of time observing strangers move through a room.

Do you remember lessons on the common denominator?  There are two uses of this phrase:

What we lose when phones take away boredom and interstitial time

OR: the ideas your mother warned you about

i was addicted to instagram for about a month. it upended my life enough that i realized that i was living with something new-an undesirable habit. and once i realized this, it seemed like it would be wise to try to address it or at least think about it.…

New grads are being increasingly excluded from a job market that prefers automation and more seasoned workers.