Every few weeks another version of the same post goes round: master these five, or seven, or ten social skills and watch your career take off. The advice is usually a mix of the obvious and the unfalsifiable, but...
There is a particular kind of business dinner where the deal is not the only thing being assessed. Someone orders the second-cheapest wine, or the most expensive. Someone holds a fork like a pen, or cuts everything up first,...
X head of product Nikita Bier is stepping down and says he will move into a role as an advisor, writing that "it's time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster." He shared...
To the West Seattle dad in the beanie and SUV who laid on the horn (and I mean LAID ON THE HORN, in an extended fashion) at me in the roundabout:
A couple things: First, are you okay?? That was...
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, I’ll share my thoughts on Ariana Grande’s new album Petal and give an Unsolved Mysteries-style update on Linda Perhacs. I’ll reveal the 1973 lyrics I want written on my tombstone.Plus, there is...
This weekend, August 7–9, the Capitol Hill Block Party will take over Pike Street with three days of more music than you can fit into your summer-drunk brain. Allow us to be your pocket-sized pal who’ll tell you where...
Two BC innovators on retaining tech talent and what’s at stake as AI raises the bar.
Canada trains some of the best AI and technical talent in the world. The key is connecting these exceptional people with companies to help...
There’s a work of art at the Henry Art Gallery I can’t stop thinking about. It’s a sheet of plastic—thick, construction-grade—suspended from the ceiling with all the pomp of a medieval tapestry hanging at the Met. It’s clear, but...
In your relationships, which of the following are you: Avoider, Screamer, or Negotiator?
UW Professor emeritus John Gottman wrote about his research into couples and their problem-solving styles. You can read his relationship revelations in “Why Marriages Succeed or Fail.”
According...
In your relationships, which of the following are you: Avoider, Screamer, or Negotiator?
UW Professor emeritus John Gottman wrote about his research into couples and their problem-solving styles. You can read his relationship revelations in “Why Marriages Succeed or Fail.”
According...
