Why telling women of color to try harder misses the psychology entirely I am a woman of color with ten years of experience in tech. I have navigated rooms where my ideas were dismissed and later credited to someone else. I have been told I…
Most people spend years fixing outputs. Skin products for breakouts. Supplements for energy. Sleep aids for bad nights. Mood management for irritability that shows up without warning. Nobody tells you these might be the same problem. Your gut is the system underneath all of it. And…
It’s not increasing your income or investment amounts When I got my first job out of college, I had one goal. Exceed my debts with my net worth. That was it. Not a fancy car, a nice apartment, or a wardrobe upgrade. Just get my…
The Fundrise Innovation Fund — With Anthropic and OpenAI Concentration Several years ago I decided to buy into the Fundrise Innovation fund, and I never stopped buying. The returns were great, so I said f*ck REITs, let’s go all in on tech, which is what I tend…
Stop picking at the wound and let your body heal. Don’t pick at a scab until it heals. Leave the pimple alone until it resolves. The more you pick at it, the more it will resist reaching completion / the healing cycle. The same applies to…
Silence is a vote. You’re casting it whether you know it or not. Should I say this? Is this too harsh? Who am I to speak up — I have endless flaws and make mistakes constantly. That loop plays every time I’m preparing to deliver a truth someone…
Pre-buy comfort. Set yourself up to never invest again. Much of the research claims you should have at least one year’s salary saved by 30. Okay, but why? Well, here’s what I took away from the advice: When you save up a substantial amount in your…
They looked 20 years younger than their age. They weren’t on steroids. And their advice was so simple it made everything else I’ve ever read about fitness sound like a scam. One of the best things about spending serious time in a gym — not visiting it,…
9 Pieces of Wisdom to Follow First off: Don’t Buy A Car Don’t buy a car…yet. If you can, wait as long as possible before getting a car or replacing the one you have. Continue to leverage your current car, friend, family, public transportation, or other resources…
The two paycheck strategy When I got my first job out of college, there are really only 3 things I did. On the weekends, I got Mexican food at this dope ass restaurant (which I forgot to save to google maps) and a smoothie. The rest…
The first student loan I ever paid off was my Parent Plus loan. Why? I felt like I owed my parents money. The loan was not only in my name, but their name as well. So I took it as my responsibility to pay that loan…
I stopped maxing out my 401k. The wealthy don’t build fortunes in retirement accounts — and neither should you. For years, I preached the gospel. Max out your Roth IRA. Max out your 401k. Let compound interest do its thing. Die wealthy. I followed my…
A King Who Owned Everything Still Told You to Spread Your Bets. You Should Probably Listen. Solomon had more wealth than anyone alive. Buffett said you only get twenty punches. Both were saying the same thing. Three thousand years apart, two of the wealthiest minds…
You can train all you want. If your diet is carb-heavy, your body is hiding the results under a layer of sugar you don’t even know is there. There are people in gyms right now — training hard, lifting heavy, showing up consistently — who…
Most people plan trips months in advance. I booked Doha because a dot on a screen looked interesting. I was somewhere between countries — I think India, maybe Egypt, possibly the UAE — and I couldn’t sleep. So I did what I always do when…