by Lauren | 28 Mar 2019 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
My friend Randy Twaddle is an artist, an accomplished entrepreneur, and one of the most dapper and charming people you could ever hope to meet. (And trust me, you hope to meet him.) He lives in Houston, and he’s plugged into some pretty sophisticated communities,...
by Lauren | 6 Mar 2019 | Business, Curiosity, Values
I’ve been working up to this post for a while. It’s part curiosity experiment, part manifesto, part kick-off for a big project I’ve had on the back burner for months, or maybe longer. I would love for you to read, respond, and if you feel so...
by Lauren | 19 Feb 2019 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
In December, I spent two nights in a wonderful little hotel that has a vinyl record library and a turntable in every room. I happened to be assigned a room just down the hall from the record library, so as soon as I’d set down my bag, I stepped back out to...
by Lauren | 30 Jan 2019 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
There’s a certain person you know who’s a good listener. You can always turn to them when you’re wrestling with a conundrum; they’re patient, thoughtful, and slow to judge or interrupt your train of thought. Good listeners are living treasures,...
by Lauren | 25 Jan 2019 | Business
Two years into building my first company (a web design studio), I hit the point I’d longed for when we started out: demand for our services exceeded our capacity. Like most consultants and freelancers, our initial response to this challenge was to work longer...
by Lauren | 13 Dec 2018 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
There’s a moment in Cris Beasley’s interview with GoogleX co-founder Tom Chi, when they talk about how discomfort can be productive, and the role of artificial constraints in helping us move towards productivity. I’m a fan of this approach. I find...
