How I went from zero blockchain knowledge to a deployed smart contract in four months — There’s been a lot of talk about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies lately. NFTs are the latest hot topic, decentralized financial exchanges are on fire, and there are more tokens now than you can count. There also have been scams and hacks and increased talk of regulation as the world tries…

I was shocked by the f-bombs, until I embraced them This essay was originally written in response to the prompt: “I was so angry…” on the Prompt app. Prompt is a platform that helps you write more frequently through the use of weekly prompts. Showing anger at work is a…

Perspective on the future and how reading helps me focus This essay was originally written in response to the prompt: “The Future Is…” on Prompt. Prompt is a platform that helps you write more frequently through the use of weekly prompts. There are times in life when the future is…

From “Manager” to “Working on something new”, thoughts on how we label ourselves — I file my taxes every year and the process is pretty straight-forward — collect my forms, document deductions, upload for my accountant to review — but this year, I faced a new question for the first time — “Steven” my accountant asked, “what’s your occupation?” This post was originally published…

First impressions & thoughts on the hot new thing This post was originally published on my blog Life Long Learners. Please subscribe and follow me there. I have to give props to Clubhouse. Last year, I was feeling major FOMO from not being on the app yet. Reference to Clubhouse…

And 3 to consider against it. The Pros & Cons of working in Big Tech. I didn’t start a job with one of the big tech companies right out of college. I wasn’t that fortunate. But early in my career, after working for a startup that went bust, and an…

How we beat out the competition and found our dream house in Lake Tahoe A few weeks ago, we moved into our dream house in Truckee, California, just north of Lake Tahoe. It almost didn’t happen. The rush of city dwellers looking for more space, more greenery, and an escape…

On my first day of writing class, my teacher said to us “writing is like a muscle, you have to use it every day to strengthen it.” I didn’t realize how true that was until I started writing regularly, by hand, and began to see how it became easier over…

Creative writing in the time of COVID-19… Over the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a Creative Writing class (via Zoom of course) with my best friend from college, the incredible Nikki Levy (the creator of Don’t Tell My Mother). It’s been a great exercise in tapping into the creative…