Learning saxophone (although I’ve recently lost access to one to practice with) included learning more about improvisation. Beginner improv videos…
Author: Pam Selle
Improvisation and the pentatonic scale
Atomic Habits: Book Review
I picked up the somewhat-talked-about Atomic Habits while on a trip and read it in about two days. The book…
Why attracting remote workers means being a better city
When I started the Remote in Philly community with Alex Hillman in 2019 (we stopped work on that project when…
Twitter to Mastodon (and post deletions!)
The big news of this week is that Elon Musk bought Twitter, and as such, there’s a large migration of…
Labor and Leisure
Two books that came off my holds list at the library in the last few months are making me think…
Is there a good computer job?
But I don’t know that any computing makes the world better, or even neutral. These days the planet is in…
You should quit
You came to me asking if you should quit. But you know the only reason you came to ask me…
Congratulations on your fake promotion!
FROM: MANAGEMENT TO: YOUR INBOX SUBJECT: Congratulations on your fake promotion to Lead! Cherished employee, We’re so excited to offer…

Pruning
Anxiety is not a clean burning fuel
I’m exploring how using anxiety as general purpose fuel for action is not a sustainable strategy. Anxiety is a feeling…