5 days agoMember-onlyWomen Will Never Be the Same as MenAnd they honestly need to even stop trying — I was talking to a friend from grad school over the weekend. We are both in the finance, or more specifically, the investment banking industry. We were talking about my upcoming parental leave and how I was lucky to get a full 20 weeks to spend with my family, even…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Jan 7Member-onlyMy 4 Y/O Son Asked Me About ViagraFair warning to all current and future parents — “Dad, how do you spell ‘what’?” My son asked me as part of his ever-curious barrage of questions. “W-H-A-T,” I responded. “But A-T sound should be similar to bat. This should be an ‘O’ sound, I think it should be w-o-t similar to d-o-t.” He had been learning his phonetics…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Dec 27, 2022Member-onlyI’ll be Getting a Longer Paid Parental Leave than My WifeSo dads do really get to have the cake and eat it too, should they? — My wife and I are expecting our second child in a little over a month. We’re both ecstatic and anxious and can’t wait to hold our little one in our arms. We are also excited that for a little over four months, both of us will get to be home…Parenting6 min readParenting6 min read
Published in The Startup·Dec 24, 2022Member-onlyThe Single Most Important Factor for a Content Solopreneur — PersonalityAnd 5 types of personalities you can choose from — Have you ever sat down and wondered why XYZ content creator is a mega success, while you put in all the same effort and hours and (feels like) you’re creating the same quality of content? When you write that self-help article — crickets, but when this other writer does it…Content6 min readContent6 min read
Dec 20, 2022Member-onlyOverpopulation is Rich People’s Way of Shifting Blame to the PoorThe actual problem behind the climate and resource crisis is different — I recently read an article about an American complaining about the number of friends and acquaintances of hers that were thinking of having large families. Four kids, six kids, and the want for more — the term called pronatalism was the problem being discussed. Sure, it is a problem —…Climate Change6 min readClimate Change6 min read
Dec 20, 2022Member-onlyAn Awfully Simple Trick to Weed Out Crappy Content off MediumEach one of you can help Coach Tony make this platform better — The new (if you can still call him that) CEO of Medium, Tony Stubblebine, has been doing a quiet but good job of resurrecting Medium. A lot of the veteran writers feel there are gradual steps towards betterment. Tom Kuegler is one I believe when it comes to the platform…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Dec 16, 2022Member-only7 Common Proverbs that Need a Modern-day TweakWith my sometimes controversial suggested changes — Proverbs have been a part of every language for decades and centuries and the English language has no shortage of these either. As someone who speaks three languages and partially understands maybe a couple more, it seems to me that proverb or idiom usage in English is rather more frequent…Language6 min readLanguage6 min read
Dec 12, 2022Member-onlyLinkedIn Creator Program Has an Infancy Problem — Crappy ContentIt’s the new Mecca for cringeworthy content — I try to keep a low profile on LinkedIn. A “congratulations on your new position” here and a “congrats for the promotion” there — and a few more thank yous when I have a career milestone or promotion that shows up and results in comments and compliments. Recently, however, long-form…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyWe are Choosing to be Second-time Parents, Despite How “Hard” It IsWe need to talk about the good parts of parenting — We went over to a little parent-teacher’s day this past weekend. A teacher who wasn’t one of our son’s class teachers recognized our son and stopped to tell us a story. Our son is four and goes to kindergarten. They base their learning on “emotions-based teaching” and that to some…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Dec 2, 2022Member-only5 Common Discriminatory Phrases that Don’t Fit in an Equal WorldCasual discrimination has always been in our vocabulary — Since our son was born nearly four years ago, I’ve learned to see the world from a different perspective in many ways. Especially since he’s started to speak and have conversations with us — his very inquisitive and very innocent mind asks questions that bamboozle me. There was an insect…Language6 min readLanguage6 min read