Recently (Summer 2024) I got a new apartment in Seattle and a job as a software engineer. My experience obtaining these had some surprising similarities. More people want a great apartment in Seattle than there are great apartments available in Seattle. And more people want great software engineering jobs than there are great software engineering... Continue Reading →

Have you ever left a home where you lived many years not knowing when you would see it again? Have you ever said goodbye to a pet? These experiences are very vivid in my memory. The smells, colors, textures, and feelings can easily be brought to mind. And they are much more intense than the... Continue Reading →

If you are like me and want to be a good person, you are concerned with what you do and how you do it. A good person does good things. And a good person acts in a good way.  But is it ever justified to do good things in a bad way? Can good outcomes... Continue Reading →

Impact is intensity over time. An intensely good but very short event can have an equivalent positive impact as a mildly good event that lasts a long time. Apply this to our actions. But first, remember that the ends cannot justify the means. Actions should be evaluated on their means and their intent, not their... Continue Reading →

I am committed to something when it becomes part of me.  There is no longer a boundary between me and it.  I am introduced to that thing as separate entities and move forward as a single entity. Why should I commit? I cannot choose not to be me. If I commit to something and it becomes... Continue Reading →