Words

Essays, dispatches, newsletters, and notes on technology, creativity, and the future.

August 5, 2025 3 min read essay

Select All. Delete. Breathe.

I’ve accumulated a mountain of digital clutter. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of files scattered across old hard drives, floppy…

January 30, 2024 1 min read weeknotes

The week (i.e., week 2 of my mini-sabbatical) was low-key. Spent a little time working on organizing and setting up goals via OKRIER:

January 21, 2024 2 min read weeknotes

So, today marks the end of my first week of a month-long break between gigs.

December 20, 2020 3 min read dispatch

This is an experimental blog post to test what it would be like to free write on my iPhone

August 7, 2020 3 min read weeknotes

This week felt covered by a bit of a fog. Let's see if I can cut through it a bit.

July 31, 2020 3 min read weeknotes

MIT is, rightfully, addressing physical campus access with a considered and careful approach. Most staff members are unable to return to…

July 24, 2020 4 min read weeknotes

Cranking out this week's notes in rapid fashion and keeping it especially short and sweet because:

July 17, 2020 5 min read weeknotes

We're kicking off a new round of galleries for our upcoming transition to Kendall square. I'm finding myself playing catchup on some new…

July 10, 2020 2 min read weeknotes

I'm now in a meeting about our biotech exhibition we're planning for our new museum, and I'm finding myself struggling to keep up with the…

June 26, 2020 2 min read weeknotes

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