I love reading about famous peoples’ processes. I look for meaning in their rituals and routines in hopes of finding wisdom that will make me more productive. Joyce Carol Oates an excellent productivity role model: she’s written over 40 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.

Empatico is a free tech tool for teachers to match & connect classrooms around the world. Launched by the KIND Foundation, the tool provides opportunities for students from different backgrounds to collaborate on standards-based activities and learn about each other in the process. Empatico targets third and fourth graders because children are very developmentally pliable at that age. By introducing students from different backgrounds during this critical period, Empatico helps them cultivate a stronger sense of empathy and responsibility towards others. Love this intentional use of technology.

In 2016, 7% of the top 250 films of that year were made by women. If we learned anything from 2017, it’s that we can do better. Girls On Tops isn’t waiting for the world to realize the power of women in film; they’re celebrating right now. Their simple yet bold tees shout out prominent women in the industry who deserve more credit.

Love me a good year-end roundup list. I haven’t done nearly as much reading as I would’ve liked to this year, but it’s something to think about as I draft resolutions for next year. Also proud to see a Lady Collective alum on this list: check out Andrea Tsurumi’s debut children’s book, Accident!

On New Year’s Day, I create a new playlist to hold my favorite tunes for the coming year. I try to confine the list to music that’s released within that year, but...

This blog post came out earlier this year, but it’s been lodged in my brain since then. As a woman in tech, I’m not thrilled with the current state of the startup landscape. Watching companies with questionable motives lock down millions in seed funding and “disrupt” institutions to only to serve a more exclusive clientele feels gross.

There are two types of people, askers and guessers. Askers will ask a favor without any expectation that you will say yes. Guessers will only ask a favor if they believe there is a high probability that you will say yes. I am a guesser, so I need to recognize that people don’t always expect a “yes” and I have the power to exercise my “no.” Shoutout to Jocelyn K. Glei for blowing my mind apart with this revelation.