The Relational Technologist Mindset

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The Mismatch Announces Itself
When I was a kid, I was the one who finished the spot-the-difference puzzle before anyone else at the table had picked up their pencil.
May 4
What "I Feel Dumb" Really Means
I hear it from tenured faculty with three degrees on the wall.
May 1

April 2026

I Choose to Be the Contradiction
There is a uniform.
Apr 29
Turning an Adversary Into an Ally
When I was a fifth grader, I couldn’t understand why some kids weren’t nice to me.
Apr 27
No Tech Ever Asks This Question
Back before Zoom and Teams existed, my work involved in-person tech support.
Apr 24
The Question Isn't Old — The Person Is New
I get asked a question hundreds of times.
Apr 22
The First Thirty Seconds
The technical work hasn’t started yet.
Apr 20
The Car That Won't Levitate
There is a thought I have never said out loud to a client.
Apr 17
The Unseen Work: The Whole Watershed
One is an anomaly, two is a curiosity, three is a trend.
Apr 15
The Unseen Work: One Email at a Time
The email arrives on a random Tuesday.
Apr 13
I Wrote My Own Script
There is a sentence I have said hundreds of times, in person and in writing, over the better part of a decade.
Apr 10
I Think We're in a Better Place Now
The subject line says URGENT.
Apr 8
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