Annual Review 2022

Our human spirit comes alive when we’re surrounded by care.

Here’s are some of the ways I actively improve my taste:

• I write in public.

• I write every day.

• I choose what to read based on what’s well-written as well as what’s informative. I deconstruct what I like and emulate my favorite writers. 

• I travel to cities where the locals have excelled in some domain, and try to understand why it’s a nexus for

Jerry Seinfeld nailed it when he called “taste” and “discernment” the twin skills of a quality artist. He says: “It’s one thing to create. [You also] have to choose. ‘What are we going to do? What are we not going to do?’ This is a gigantic aspect of artistic survival.”

Here are some of the best hiring heuristics I discovered this year:

• Good people speak in specifics: They can simultaneously look at the big picture and put their boots to the ground. When they zoom into the work, they’ll mention details you never even thought to consider. Beware of charismatic people who only speak in lofty abstractions. 

• Excepti

One of my favorite interview questions has become: “How do you cultivate your taste?”