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I asked him a question about the local culture, and he said, “It depends if you’re talking about the people from the desert, versus the coast, versus the mountains.”

I said, “Where is your family from?”

He said, “From the desert, but then two uncles got in a fight, splitting the family, and half went to Iraq for a while. They reunited in Abu Dhabi,... See more

Because of the pre-work I’ve done before starting—back to physics—I’m already moving by the time I “start” working, and objects in motion tend to stay in motion. The bad news is that my work will almost always be acted upon by an unbalanced force. It’s called life. Counteract this force by building momentum. Start all pieces of work a bit earlier, ... See more

Tracking personal data around a vague topic can be scary and paralyzing. †̈An easy way to start is by asking a question: What do you want to know and explore?

For example, you can start by setting up your main question:

• How much of my time do I spend listening to podcasts?


• What are the podcasts I listen to?

And then set up additional questions to... See more