6 Ways to Create Juicier Connections With Women
Hint hint: listen better. This goes for work relationships too. From relationship guru Jeffrey Platts. Original post
Posts By Andre Castillo
The Depression Cure
This piece is cross-posted at Routeam.com. Most Americans work long hours, eat on the fly, and lead increasingly sedentary, isolated lives. Sound like your office? What about this: Alongside this lifestyle, depression rates have skyrocketed: approximately 1 in 4 Americans will suffer from major depression at some point in their lives.1 In my interactions withRead… Read more »
Monday Pick Me Up
I read over the weekend that Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee for Vice President, is a fan of Rage Against the Machine. As a child of the 90’s, I couldn’t help but make them the choice for this week’s Monday Pick Me Up. Enjoy. Original post
The Changing Wheat and Tobacco Industries
While listening to a favorite podcast of mine, I learned that Bill O’Reilly recently gave up eating wheat and discovered a number of signficant health benefits, including increased energy and weight loss. This of course is a main tenet of the paleo diet/lifestyle that I subscribe to, so I wasn’t surprised by what happened soRead… Read more »
How to have a social life
A very basic, but fun, mentoring podcast I recorded for our interns. Original post
The lord of the metrics
So I’ve been thinking about my earlier post on “Metrics: One Rule to Rule Them All.” It argued that each government agency should have just one metric to guide its performance, very much like the President has one approval rating that we use to gauge his or her success. The idea of having one orRead… Read more »
How to make great products: Integrate and Iterate
I believe it’s every government employee’s job to make great products and services. Details vary, but in the end, I think it’s all the same, whether it’s a government hospital, processing benefits, or national security. I try as much as possible to emulate tech start-ups, but Apple most of all, in my development of governmentRead… Read more »
My digital life was erased
Scary stuff. I definitely will be following Marco Arment’s advice on this one. You should too. Original post
Why DC is doing well
Good economic analysis of my city of residence, the District of Columbia. Original post
Be Bipartisan
As the Presidential election heats up, I’ve noticed myself becoming increasingly drawn into a conversational topic that I try hard to avoid: politics. I highly encourage you to avoid it as well, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. If you do talk politics, make sure that it is out of the office first, and second, make sureRead… Read more »