About

In Short

I like to move my body, write code, write essays, and write tweets, and I find fulfillment in doing what feels alive in order to skillfully contribute to others.

In Medium

I enjoy observing and communicating with people: what they want, what they care about, how they spend their time. I believe that everyone is doing their best, and I'm always glad to learn about people's paths: how they got to where they are and what they're looking at on the horizon.

My own path began in Fall 2020 when I found myself suddenly unemployed. Since then, I taught myself frontend web development, I tweeted a lot about everything from the introspective to the mundane to the insightful, I wrote over fifty essays informed by how I see myself and others and the world, I moved to Austin, Texas, I got a job, I mitigated longtime issues with weight and overeating, and I found myself suddenly unemployed once again.

My time spent unemployed was the most meaningful time of my life so far. I felt alive. I felt like I had full control and responsibility over the direction of my life. I felt like I had an immense amount of power. Even in the depths of my uncertainity while struggling to come up with my next project or after an interview rejection, I believed that there was purpose behind the struggle and that I would be better off for having struggled. After over a year of persistence, a combination of networking through twitter and my coding portfolio landed me a great job. Notably, my very first coding project won over an interviewer.

In Long

I love my little life. I get to do all of the few and important things that I choose to prioritize. I don't know what comes next, but I'm glad to embrace that uncertainty. This website is an amalgamation of my values, my skills, my interests, and my orientation towards people.

My values
Friendliness, intentionality, thoughtfulness, playfulness, empathy, authenticity, creativity, optimism, curiosity, kindness 💪🦚

What I believe
You are capable of doing things.
Doing things increases your agency.
High agency improves your ability to contribute to others.

My abstract skills
Taking action, having a calm presence, being kind, listening to criticism, widening bottlenecks, following my curiosity

My concrete skills
Frontend web development, design, writing, synthesizing information, fitness, nutrition

My best work
A daily math game, an emoji wallpaper creator, a text parser for a large blog, and a creative game that tests knowledge and observation.
I enjoy creating tools and experiences that delight and surprise people and allow them to generate useful output from a near-infinite set of possibilities.

What I want
I would love to find a paid opportunity to apply my coding and design skills towards meaningful work.
I would also love to find collaborators for ambitious projects focused on serving others.
I would also also love to find a career mentor who can help me level up professionally.

Forking paths
Essays
Coding projects
Hundreds of things I love
Newsletter of weekly updates
Podcast where I interview friends about their tweets

You can help me
You can use and share my projects. You can book a call to find your breakthrough or heal emotional wounds caused by the masculine or get a custom gadget. You can read and share my essays and my tweets. You can buy me a coffee. You can give me anonymous feedback. You can subscribe below to receive emails about my new essays and projects.

Thank you for the gift of your attention.