Competing with Curiosity: Redefining Ambition Through Play, Practice, and Purpose
Rethinking What It Means to Compete For most of my life, I’ve been in competitive environments. I grew up running hurdles and playing basketball. I played chess seriously. I attended academically rigorous schools where the pressure to perform was built into the culture. So, for a long time, I equated ambition with competition—and competition with […]
Why Data Feels Like Basketball: The Joy of Movement, Feedback, and Flow in Both Physical and Mental Play
At First Glance, They Seem Opposites Basketball and data analysis don’t appear to have much in common. One is loud, fast-paced, and physical. The other is quiet, methodical, and digital. I’ve spent years in both spaces—playing competitive basketball through high school and diving deep into data and analytics in college and beyond—and if you asked […]