I’m a 24 year-old living in Cambridge, MA. I graduated from MIT Engineering in 2009. I was born in Edgewood, Kentucky and grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. My father was a missionary doctor for 12 years. My mother was a nurse. I have 5 siblings.
I have:
run a half mile in 2 minutes flat,
written a book,
dunked a basketball,
caught a touchdown pass,
studied cancer,
started a company,
shut the doors on a company,
dunked a basketball,
caught a touchdown pass,
studied cancer,
started a company,
shut the doors on a company,
worked as a mover,
lived in an abandoned frat house.
I believe in:
the necessity of purpose,
the power of community,
the brilliance of the human mind.
These things bother me:
inefficiency,
lack of action,
our broken education system.
I recognize:
Our weakness,
The need for continual improvement.
The need for continual improvement.
A few somewhat unconvential ideas I promote:
Creativity is something that is acted upon. Sitting around dreaming and having ideas does not make you creative.
Cockiness, tempered by humility, is a very good thing.
What you make is a reflection of you.
You cannot write without thinking. If you haven’t written it, it probably isn’t a clear thought.
Be very public about what you do.
Entropy is our enemy.
You’re probably talented enough. What is unclear is whether or not you’re relentless.
Cockiness, tempered by humility, is a very good thing.
What you make is a reflection of you.
You cannot write without thinking. If you haven’t written it, it probably isn’t a clear thought.
Be very public about what you do.
Entropy is our enemy.
You’re probably talented enough. What is unclear is whether or not you’re relentless.
