Field Notes

If My Kids Were Watching

If My Kids Were Watching

A moment of anger led me to a deeper question: what am I afraid of? This week’s reflection is about awareness, responsibility, and choosing to model the kind of growth...

If My Kids Were Watching

A moment of anger led me to a deeper question: what am I afraid of? This week’s reflection is about awareness, responsibility, and choosing to model the kind of growth...

Optimized, But Not Relaxed

Optimized, But Not Relaxed

A family vacation, a calm inbox, and a very full Iowa Worm Farm workload all pointed me toward the same realization: being optimized is not the same as being relaxed....

Optimized, But Not Relaxed

A family vacation, a calm inbox, and a very full Iowa Worm Farm workload all pointed me toward the same realization: being optimized is not the same as being relaxed....

A Small Practice for When It Matters

A Small Practice for When It Matters

I started brushing my teeth differently—not as a health hack, but as a practice. A small way to stay awake, stay teachable, and keep proving I can choose a new...

A Small Practice for When It Matters

I started brushing my teeth differently—not as a health hack, but as a practice. A small way to stay awake, stay teachable, and keep proving I can choose a new...

Earning Certainty (And Letting It Go)

Earning Certainty (And Letting It Go)

A reminder I needed this week: humans are often most certain right before we learn we were wrong. I’m practicing a different posture—hold strong opinions, but with open hands.

Earning Certainty (And Letting It Go)

A reminder I needed this week: humans are often most certain right before we learn we were wrong. I’m practicing a different posture—hold strong opinions, but with open hands.

Earning My Opinions the Slow Way

Earning My Opinions the Slow Way

I’m learning that expensive and complicated can feel like control—and nature keeps taking the control away. This year, I’m trying to earn my opinions the slow way.

Earning My Opinions the Slow Way

I’m learning that expensive and complicated can feel like control—and nature keeps taking the control away. This year, I’m trying to earn my opinions the slow way.

Thank You So Much for Telling Me

Thank You So Much for Telling Me

“Thank you so much for telling me.” I’m trying to make that my reflex—with my kids, my team, and myself—because safety changes what people share… and what’s possible next.

Thank You So Much for Telling Me

“Thank you so much for telling me.” I’m trying to make that my reflex—with my kids, my team, and myself—because safety changes what people share… and what’s possible next.