2011 was the most nomadic year of my life, a seamless mix of interesting projects with amazing colleagues at McKinsey & Company and weekend adventures around the globe.  I was based in Shanghai for most of the year as part of a professional rotation, worked on projects in China, Mongolia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Georgia (the [...]

(“Meditation blue jeans: Part I”, describes my path to the 10-day Vipassana silent meditation course.  “Meditation blue jeans: Part II”, is about the experience of taking the course.  Part III concludes below.) The silence was peaceful.  The mild hunger was cleansing.  The free time under a tree was relaxing.  Except when dragonflies would start to [...]