The Only Thing You Need to Learn is How to Learn
I wanted to write about how my experiences and learning from the classroom are helping me in my internship. I really wanted to. I’ve thought about it for days. I…
4 Ways to Keep Your Team on Task
I’m going on my second week working at a Punchmark, a small web development company. It’s clear that this team knows how to get s*** done. Here are four ways…
The Most Important Thing Punchmark Does
It’s easy to say that the most important thing that Punchmark does is build websites, but I’m not convinced. Punchmark sells website packages and services to jewelers. They engineered a…
3 Potential Road-Blocks to My Daily Success
description: Earlier this week, I identified my learning objectives and goals for this summer internship. After a few days of work with these objectives and goals in mind, I’ve identified…
3 Personal Daily Goals
Something to Show Preferably, I’d like to be able to point to something specific at the end of each day and be able to say, “You see that? I made…
3 BIG Things I’m Learning
Full-Stack Development I want to have some experience working on every part of the software/web production cycle. Currently, I know front-end the best. I go in with very little experience…
The Things I Own and the Things I Don’t
I used to be known as the guy who always has everything he needs. That hasn’t changed, I just “need” way, way less. I grew up in a home where…
Downsizing: Focusing on the Important Things
Minimalism turns a lot of heads and inspires instant judgment. I’ve always been thoughtful with my purchases. But I’ve not been so conservative with the things that I choose to…
4 Lessons from a K-12 Robotic Competition
The buzzing of Lego NXTs servos. Dozens of nervously excited kids hovering around the robot arena with their robot creation moving Lego models, flipping intricate switches, and sometimes just ramming…
Communication and Me
I have never considered communication to be my strong suit. In fact, it’s been quite the opposite. I grew up as an only child in rural/backwoods North Carolina. I didn’t…