Writing

Newsletter

How to Make Friends Apr 2025

How to Make Friends

My version of Dale Carnegie’s “How to make friends and Influence People”

In Defense of Small Talk Mar 2025

In Defense of Small Talk

Before we can talk about deeper topics like grief, we have to hold space for the weather.

Feb 2025

The Enshittification of Tech Jobs

My first “adult” job was as a product manager for a startup that didn’t have a product. The founder

Feb 2025

Managing

“Managing” is how we survive in a world where cruelty is the point.

Jan 2025

Let Time Pass

I arrived at the US Senate as a 27 year-old ready to make a mark. It was the first

Jan 2025

Welcome Back

The fall started with the death of a dear friend and ended with my father’s death. Needless to say,