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The Difference Between Winning and Losing

When I was in 4th or 5th grade, I went on a summer hiking trip up in the Adirondack mountains.  It was a three-day trip with about 15 kids.  At night we camped out in tents along the trail. Overall,

Andrew Eifler August 12, 2018 Life, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Talking About Politics and Online Trolls

If you ask most people, they will say that religion and politics are the two things you should never talk about with family or business associates.  Those two topics are just too divisive – it’s too risky to even talk

Andrew Eifler April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 Life 2 Comments Read more

Dopamine and How our Brains Look for Patterns

This past weekend I listened to a really fascinating episode of the Radiolab podcast about stochasticity (which is a fancy word for randomness) and finding patterns.  One part of the episode explored the story of Ann Klinestiver, a teacher who

Andrew Eifler March 11, 2018 Life No Comments Read more

On Being a Draftsperson

I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands, and in college I took classes in jewelry and metals.  I was taught by a Professor named David Peterson who is an extremely talented (albeit tough) teacher.  After studying with David for two

Andrew Eifler February 18, 2018 Business, Life, technology 2 Comments Read more

Follow up on Taxes and Distrust for the Government

It’s been about a month since the article about my family appeared in the New York Times and a lot of folks have been reaching out to ask if we ended up pre-paying our taxes.  The answer is yes!  But,

Andrew Eifler January 28, 2018 Life No Comments Read more

My Picture in the New York Times and My First Significant Encounter with the Government

Yesterday (Saturday December 23rd), a picture of my family appeared in the New York Times. For those of you who still have a print copy laying around, turn to page A19.  Alternatively check out this link. It all started 12

Andrew Eifler December 24, 2017 Life 7 Comments Read more

Lessons from the First Year of Being a Parent – and Almost Electrocuting Myself

Earlier today I was rushing to finish a small home project: re-locating the basement refrigerator.  We were expecting company in the afternoon and I had to finish moving the fridge so I could watch our son Jack while my wife

Andrew Eifler November 26, 2017 Life 4 Comments Read more

Whistling Vivaldi and Stereotype Threat

I’ve recently started reading Whistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steele, a book about how stereotypes impact our identities and our lives. The story is told from the perspective of Steele, a university professor and social psychologist studying (among other things)

Andrew Eifler September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 Life No Comments Read more

Sapiens and the Recent Events in Charlottesville

I recently finished reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Hurari and it has safely earned a spot on the list of my favorite books. The story follows a rough historical timeline starting millions of years ago

Andrew Eifler August 27, 2017August 27, 2017 Life No Comments Read more

Why is Diversity and Inclusion Important?

Last week Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigned over a litany of diversity and inclusion (D&I) related troubles.  I’ve read a lot of the coverage (including the blog post by Susan Fowler that started it all) and it’s pretty bad.  Fowler

Andrew Eifler June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 Life, Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more
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