I asked AI to read 16 years of my writing and it told me: "You repeatedly enter new rooms, learn the invisible rules through observation and pattern recognition, integrate into those systems without fully abandoning yourself, and then translate what you learned back to others." I've had this blog since 2010. Apparently I've been doing … Continue reading I Let AI Read 16 Years of My Writing – Then I Built Something With It

I was at my daughter's recital when a close acquaintance arrived. We hugged, exchanged pleasantries. The week before, we'd both attended a party celebrating a mutual friend's promotion. I wanted to say something simple — wasn't it wonderful? Aren't you proud of her? But I knew my acquaintance worked in the same field. So I … Continue reading The Isolation of Hypervigilance

I deeply enjoyed The Man in the High Castle and also enjoyed the Barbie movie. The reasons they are alike may not appear evident at first glance but hear me out… A San Francisco where Japanese culture is not only the norm, but the expectation. A world where a woman can be president without question … Continue reading Why the Man in the High Castle and the Barbie movie are kind of the same thing…

Fifteen years ago, I took a leap that would have terrified my younger self: I packed my car and moved across the country with no job waiting for me. As a kid, I remember thinking how cool it would be to ride my bike west until I hit the Pacific Ocean, but that was always … Continue reading Leap and the Parachute Will Appear

I was re-listening to an episode of the podcast Know Thyself, and the hosts were talking about natal chart readings. The host who does readings said he asks people what do they do for fun and a lot of people can’t tell you. We get trapped in a work, eat, sleep cycle and fun is … Continue reading What Do You Do for Fun?