![[9] Purple Tuesday – How rituals can transform loss into inspiration](https://kdlibby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0539.jpeg)
Today is deeply meaningful for me: it marks six years since my sister Kristin passed away and celebrates my son Theo’s second birthday. In this post, I reflect on the transformative power of rituals in honoring those I’ve lost. After college, my first role at NYL was in the Sleepy Hollow office. Like many of…
![[8] Becoming a Cyborg – How to Adopt Gen AI](https://kdlibby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_0516.jpeg)
Amongst the flood of information on Chat GPT and similar tools, I initially struggled to engaged with Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) effectively. After months of research and trial and error, I’ve developed a practical guide for integrating these tools into daily work and life. This isn’t a collection of quirky use cases or speculative…
Since moving the suburbs I set up a compost bin behind my garage. In addition to food scraps, I compost brown paper and even the decorative pumpkins at the end of the fall. Each spring, I empty the bin of mostly composted materials and bury it behind my patio for future use around the yard.…
Today is a very special day for me: it’s the five year anniversary of the passing of my sister Kristin and my son Theo’s first birthday. This post is a reflection on growing anew following loss. When I was 13, I grew a lemon plant from seed, which over the years blossomed into an eight-foot-tall…
Every few months when I near the end of a tube of toothpaste, I flatten and crimp the end hoping to make it last a couple more days. Surprisingly, I routinely find that I get at least a couple of weeks out of it. The broader application here is we often underappreciate how much we…
I recently discovered a business-applicable secret during my time living in Manhattan and staying out way too late: the cab ride home experience. Ride up or down a long avenue deep in the night and you’ll experience the optimal timing of traffic lights. Each light will turn green as you approach and you can often…
Growing up, I was always fascinated by people who could accomplish hard to replicate feats; as a 10 year old, solving a Rubik’s cube fell in this category. With the help of a library book (if only YouTube had existed back then!) I taught myself the solving algorithms which are still committed to memory. I’m…
Moving to the suburbs and having a kid has surprisingly reverted me to a childhood pastime: video games (albeit with far less regularity). I’ve always gravitated towards the most adventurous and challenging games filled with puzzles (Zelda is a favorite) and have been surprised to find how much fun I’ve had being frustrated and confused…
As a daily tea drinker, after moving into my new house I sought to install an instahot faucet and tank around the kitchen sink. Eager to tackle a new challenge, I enrolled the help of my Dad and his decades of home improvement expertise. Together we navigated poor manufacturer’s instructions as we struggled with the…
