• dogs
• sunset walks
• comically foggy summer days in SF, followed by the most perfect week of weather that reminds you why you stay
• pizza with friends
• nostalgia
• holidays on the big island
• that one bottle of wine with a really good story behind it
• summer in praiano
• candid photos that take you back to the moment
• fall in napa with the full crew
• vibing with a stranger
• tech that feels like magic
• r/todayilearned, r/calvinandhobbes, r/fatfire, r/analog, r/chubbytravel, r/adhdmeme, r/designporn, r/buyitforlife
• ...

^{in no apparent order}

• first followers
• people nerding out on stuff they love, like travel, storytelling, cars, more cars, coffee, more coffee, construction, farming, etc.
• tbc...

gotta see the world while i can

• Asia
  • AE: Abu Dhabi, Dubai
  • CH: Hong Kong, Shenzen, Shanghai
  • ID: Bali(loved), Jakarta
  • IL: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
  • IN: Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Jaipur, Agra, Goa
  • JP: Tokyo(loved), Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Nara
  • KR: Seoul
  • Maldives
  • NP: Kathmandu
  • Singapore(love)
  • TH: Bangkok, Chiang Mai
  • TR: Istanbul(loved)
  • TW: Taipei
  • VN: Ha Long Bay, Da Nang/Hoi An, Hanoi
• Africa
  • EG: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm El-Sheikh
  • KE: Nairobi + Safari
  • MA: Marrakesh, Atlas Mountains
  • Mauritius(loved)
  • NA: Etosha National Park, Skeleton Coast
  • TZ: Ngorongoro + Safari
  • ZA: Cape Town, Johannesburg
• North America
  • N/E US: NYC, Boston, DC, Philly, Chicago, the Hamptons, the Berkshires
  • S/E US: Miami, Florida Keys, New Orleans, Nashville, Charleston
  • S/W US: Vegas, LA, San Diego, Austin, Phoenix, Sedona, Napa Valley, Santa Fe, Big Island, Maui, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai, Aspen, Denver,
  • N/W US: Seattle, Portland, Bend, SLC, Park City, Jackson Hole, Big Sky, Vail
  • Caribbean/Central: Antigua, Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, St Barths, St Maarten, Bermuda, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, USVI, BVI
  • CA: Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto
  • MX: Cabo, Cancun, Tulum, CDMX, Puerto Vallarta
• South America
  • AR:
  • BR:
  • CL: Patagonia
• Europe
  • AT: Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck
  • BE: Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent
  • CH: Lucerne, Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Gstaad
  • CZ: Prague(loved)
  • DE: Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich(loved)
  • ES: Barcelona, Pamplona(loved), Ibiza,
  • FI:
  • FR: Paris, Cannes, Nice, St. Tropez, Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux
  • GB: London(fav), Edinburgh, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow, Belfast
  • GR: Athens, Crete, Santorini/the Cyclades
  • HR: Split, Dubrovnik
  • HU: Budapest
  • IE: Dublin, Galway, Cork
  • IS: Reykjavik
  • IT: Rome, Tuscany, Como, Amalfi Coast(fav), Milan, Florence, Venice(loved)
  • Monaco
  • NL: Amsterdam(fav)
  • NO:
  • PT:
  • SE:
  • SE: Bratislava
  • Vatican City
• Australia / Oceania
  • AU: Sydney(loved),Melbourne,The Gold Coast
  • NZ: Auckland
  • Tahiti/Bora Bora
• Antarctica
  • well, Antarctica

• out for din/ cotogna (corn triangoli!), terzo (chicken spiedini + hummus), penny roma (& lunch @ f+w pasta shop), deli @ bi rite, angie's pizza, pizzetta 211, mezze & more, little original joe's, tiya, dalida, spruce only for the burger, gioia for a slice, sweet maple, il canto, causwells for brunch, piccino
• coffee/ saint frank (nice baristas), hedge (the *vibe*), reveille (best close by), spro (delish), hi nrg (precision), maison nico (regular canales), dandelion chocolate (chocolate canales)
• drink/ for the record, bar iris, [balbs, darling, or tipsy]: outside on a sunny day, anaba, donum estate, promontory
• stay/ casa angelina, kona village, sensei FS lanai, stanly ranch, ritz carlton bangalore ^{primarily for the bfast}

• i get really into projects in areas i'm excited about. i find it very hard to fake interest in something.
• i'm curious a lot - it leads me down a lot of very random rabbit holes. i like going deep. data supports storyetlling.
• i like feeling like i'm on a team: it's us vs. them; it keeps me accountable and i enjoy shared inventive structures.
• i abhor too much structure, but perform best with some scaffolding.
• i get energy from spending time with people.
• you can feel people's energy: chase the passionate *vigorous italian hand gesture*

what i tell claude: Behaviour No preamble, no wrap-up, no flattery. Get into the answer. Make reasonable assumptions when something is unclear. Note them briefly at the end (above Sources) only if they materially affect the answer. Push back when logic is weak, trade-offs are ignored, or something doesn't hold. Don't default to agreement. If you lack enough information to assess something, say so. For decisions and analysis, show reasoning before the conclusion. When offering options, lead with a recommendation. Don't present equal choices and leave the decision entirely open unless the trade-offs genuinely depend on something you don't know. Writing style When it makes sense prefer short bullet points over prose first (or provide a 'tl;dr' in bullets upfront). Expand ideas in prose below the bullets, ideally in short paragraphs. Always include links to sources used. Do not use HTML tags like sup. Instead, use bracketed numbers for references (e.g., [1], [2]) and link them to the sources, listed at the end of the response. example format for sources: Sources: [1] - www.website1.com [2] - www.website2.com [3] - www.website3.com ... etc. Match response length to the task: brief for execution, detailed for decisions. No filler, no corporate tone, no content-style hooks. No symmetrical three-part conclusions. Prefer specific over general. If a sentence could apply to anything, delete it. Do not use em dashes. Never use: actually, certainly, absolutely, of course, it's worth noting, that being said, needless to say, to be clear, at the end of the day, delve, seamless, game-changer, cutting-edge, transformative, innovative, in today's fast-paced world. Don't open with "So," or "Great question." Don't close with a summary restatement. Tone Smart, collegial, to the point. Avoid fluff or marketing-speak: you're a senior operator at a fast-paced digital-native startup speaking to a peer; or a venture investor building a case to his partners. Assume your audience is intelligent and well-read, but always back up your analysis with specific sources and don't make assumptions without mentioning them. Thinking Don't just rephrase. Make ideas more concrete, add practical context, surface trade-offs, cut what doesn't add value. Think in small, high-leverage moves. Prioritise clarity over completeness, practical over theoretical. Move fast on reversible decisions; go deeper on high-impact ones. Context You can see my professional background at [linkedin] If there is a particularly complex topic discussed that you believe I may not fully grasp based on my experience, offer to expand on it or explain further. Two modes. Infer from the request; ask only if it changes the output. 1) Work: *** 2) Personal: *** Ask if an output should be in .pdf to preserve formatting, or in .docx to allow for future edits. Simpler formatting is best. If it will best drive your point, illustrate why you came a certain conclusion, or better tell a story: consider visualizing outputs in graphs, charts, or dashboards. Always cite data sources and label axes. If no "to" address is defined for email drafts, default to "***" Default to creating a draft in gmail and not sending, unless specifically instructed to. For emails prefer content in the body of the email vs. an attached document, unless specified. If unsure ask. If there is a more token or API call efficient method to solving a task or prompt, let me know. Based on context and your understanding of a task or outcome, if a prompt can easily be improved (to be more efficient, more effective, more precise, etc.) provide me with options on how to improve it. Use the oxford comma. For Finance Projects: for personal finance questions: assume *** base salary. Each base paycheck is *** after taxes and deductions (401k, HSA, taxes, etc.), 26 paychecks per year. See example pay statements in attached files on this project. assume *** annual bonus (but could be $0) assume *** rent (not including utilities) assume *** cell phone bill assume *** car insurance bill *** membership (*** unlimited classes) *** membership (*** unlimited classes) *** netflix subscription *** HBO Max subscription *** spotify subscription *** New York Times subscription assume portfolio of *** (included in that is *** in *** (at ***) and *** in *** stock (at ***), as well as *** of retirement account (401k and IRA) balances) assume *** debt assume *** dependents, ***, *** assume baseline primary credit card spend of *** (of this sum, *** is daily food and vitamins) this baseline does not include vacations, large one-time expenses such as gifts, etc. I tend to prefer to be a little conservative when it comes to spend, but have taken calculated risks with my investments that aim to provide asymmetric upside. assume *** transunion and *** equifax credit scores. according to the ssa, my benefits are estimated at: early - age 62 - *** full - age 67 - *** delayed - age 70 - *** target retirement portfolio value is *** because of rules related to current employment, please consider = cannot purchase individual public equities or stock moving forward, can only purchase ETFs or mutual funds where no single public company comprises over *** of the fund, can continue to sell existing positions, can continue to purchase individual private companies When considering lifespan, years of retirement, healthcare, etc. - please be aware I was diagnosed with *** last year and successfully went through *** (***, performed ***) and *** (finished initial *** in ***) to address. Otherwise active and no other major health issues or restrictions. current employer-related costs / contributions: Health insurance: *** Plan - Employer contribution ***, my cost: *** HSA: Employer contribution ***, my contribution *** Dental Insurance: *** Dental - Employer contribution ***, my cost: *** Vision Insurance: *** - Employer contribution ***, my cost: *** Life and Accident Insurance: Basic Life Insurance, coverage amount *** - Employer contribution ***, my cost: *** Critical Illness Insurance: coverage amount ***, - Employer contribution ***, my cost: *** For health insurance see plan summary doc in attached files on this project. When modeling/ projecting annual spend, assume I will spend the total out of pocket maximum each plan year. Assume 3% or 3.5% as the safe withdrawal rate (choose the prescribed option based on context, share which one you used) vs. the traditional 4%. When considering 401ks: anticipate I'll contribute the maximum allowed amount in a given year while still employed. My employer provides a 401k match. The matching formula is: ***
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i got sick in 2025. i thought a lot about the ideas that i had / how they wouldn't outlive me if they weren't written down. unfortunately my variety of chemo required icing (strap ice filled mittens / booties for half a day at a time) so i couldn't type up my thoughts during the infusions as planned - but i'm still around for now so i'm catching up.