Game Development

Radical Confidence

Radical Confidence is a breezy entrance to the self-help isle that is part memoir, part confidence advice guide. Bilyeu invites you in for a cup of tea to tell you the story of her transition from shy geeky Greek girl to bored-but-supportive housewife to co-founder of Quest Nutrition to badass Youtube sensation.

Big Potential

In Big Potential, Shawn Achor continues his explorations into what makes us happy and successful. He argues that a focus on individual achievement limits us from achieving the "big potential" we can reach as part of a "star-cluster" community.

The Happiness Advantage

Common wisdom holds that if we just get that promotion, lose a few pounds, reach our goals, then we'll be successful, and happiness will follow as a result. Shawn Achor argues that we've got that backwards: success follows happiness.

ADHD, Gamedev, & Self-Discovery

I learned last year that I have ADHD. This has probably been the single most important discovery of my adult life—on a personal level and especially on a professional and creative level.

Creativity and COVID

Last week I was on a panel for Pax Online about creativity in the time of the pandemic. I spoke about Fortnightly Fiction Jam and how I'm using that as a balance for the other projects I'm working on, which are all long-term, expansive projects. Some takeaways from the panel included...

Fortnightly Fiction Jam

Fortnightly Fiction Jam is a series of interactive fiction writing sprints that I recently started up. It's been a lot of fun.

Dare to Lead

Brené Brown is a researcher of shame and vulnerability, and while that might seem like an odd fit for a book about leadership in...