I didn’t know it at the time, but I first encountered Derek ten years ago. It was during a summer internship. Someone showed a TED talk on the importance of the first follower. Although the idea made an impression on me, I didn’t know who gave the talk. Frankly, I didn’t care. Fast forward to …
I’ve read a lot of books on dating and romance. What started as an attempt to understand my first breakup became an intellectual fascination with intersexual dynamics. I’ve probably read enough on the topic to write a master’s thesis. So while Ansari’s book wasn’t bad, it didn’t teach me anything new. That said, refreshers are …
2020 has been a wild one, and we’re still in the first half. A pandemic. Public life shuttered. Stock market volatility. Rising unemployment. Social unrest. Presidential impeachment. Kobe. As Lenin said, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Does anyone even remember that we have a presidential election coming …