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examples of innovation happening serendipitously high speed photography from the manhattan project. in 1944, scientists at los alamos needed to study nuclear explosions frame by frame - but the cameras were not fast enough. the techniques they developed revolutionized high-speed photography, leading to capabilities we now use in everything from scientific research to sports broadcasting. gps from…
my dad wasn't able to be a part of my day-to-day life in my early years. he was a long-haul trucker & regularly drove to America. he was away from home for days to weeks at a time, and hated that he couldn't be there for me & my sisters. so, like most people, he and his friends met at Tim Hortons, ordered coffees, and started talking business. what was going to be the next big thing? how could…
I turned 25 today, it's a... weird feeling. 25 to me is an age where I'm not able to use 'young & hungry' to my advantage anymore. there's less reason for someone to take a chance on you for your potential the older that you get. I have 18-year-olds poking fun at me for being 'unc' status now, and I have to actually stretch & warm up before any sports. but on the other hand, I'm just getting…
you can spend days to weeks solving a problem, but if you fall into the trap of a 'work silo', you may just veer off track just a little bit and solve the wrong thing, or have a not-so-great solution. this is especially true for remote workers. as a recovering perfectionist I've learned a few things that keep me out of this trap. seek feedback early and build the muscle of flash demos . show your…
this week I clocked in over 15 kilometres of high quality conversations with a few friends that I hadn't spoken to in years. it's insane how much a good conversation can improve your well-being - I came out of each one with a burst of energy & inspiration. I laughed a bunch, thought deeply, learned some new things, and was able to both rekindle and deepen my relationships. each of these walks went…
I've been working with a product manager recently who has absolutely zero programming background & education. over the last few weeks, he's gained interest in getting his hands dirty and has been jumping into the codebase head first. he's squashed small bugs, and learned how to interact with a database to derive insights for himself. he's automatically multiple times more valuable than he was…
I have basically worked remote my entire life outside of a single internship, and occasional office visits. the interesting thing I noticed about remote work is that a 2 minute conversation that could have happened in the office was a minimum of 30 minutes remotely. there's lots of pleasantries, small talk, and tangential discussions unrelated to the tasks at hand. the worst meetings had 6+ people…
is it possible to learn from the books you aren't actively reading ? I'm the type of person that will purchase a book as soon as I feel like reading it. if I see a recommendation from someone I respect, or I just want to read the book eventually, I'll purchase it right away. this led to me having a stockpile of books in my room. I've filled my bookshelf and I've started to scatter my desk with…
when was the last time you did something for the first time ? as a child, everything is a new experience - you care for the thing that's directly in front of you, and nothing else. whether that's a friend to play with, a lego set, or just learning how to crawl. you probably didn't think further ahead than 5 minutes. you grow up a little, you learn to walk, and you're suddenly thrown in school. a…
ever since I competed against the best in the world in robotics, I've yearned for high energy & highly ambitious people to surround myself with. I used to compete with the brightest & most competitive minds all around the world, but that all disappeared overnight. I didn't get to be around the same types of people in university, partially due to covid. and a few years ago, I was getting a bit…