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I usually travel with just a backpack. From short trips to two-week adventures, I find it’s easiest to get around and keep track of my belongings when I pack light. But my five-day trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in April 2023 was my first time backpacking in a natural environment,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brian Pulliam, a 51-year-old tech and executive career coach in Issaquah, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a…
Last summer, my family of four traveled to Scandinavia, visiting Denmark and Norway, and nearby Iceland. Loading audio narration… One of the highlights of the trip was renting a private floating sauna on a Norwegian fjord in the small town of Flam. I wasn’t sure what my two middle-school-aged boys…
You may have never tuned into N3on’s livestream. Thanks to “clipping,” he might have popped up in your social feeds anyway. Loading audio narration… The top-10 Kick streamer, 21, belongs to a group of livestreamers who have gained mainstream attention in recent months thanks to clipping, where people are paid…
My parents never took me overseas. I always said I’d do it with my kids. Fiji was the first attempt. Charlie cried on the plane. Thomas cried at the resort. Both cried at dinner while other guests tried not to stare. By the second morning, I was wondering if I’d…
Just 15 minutes, from concept to publish. That’s how long it took for me to create a basic version of a work management tool like Asana without writing a single line of code. Loading audio narration… The idea struck me one weekday when I asked my team: “What annoys you…
