April 12 - Week 14

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Picture of the Week:

At the U.S. Capitol after the DC roundtable, post-“longevity literacy” moment with Senator Kaine’s team — a quiet snapshot of impact


Overall:

A week that felt like a full arc—travel, performance, reflection, family, advocacy, policy, and presence. I moved across cities, conversations, and contexts, but stayed tethered to what mattered: purpose, care, and clarity. From skiing slopes to Senate floors, from reverse drama to philosophical inquiry, this was a week of wide bandwidth. And yet, coming home on Friday, all I really wanted was a quiet Saturday—and maybe that’s the deepest wisdom of the week.

Takeaways from the Week:

• Strategic clarity and public recognition peaked this week

• Emotional intelligence and boundaries were tested and honored

• Leadership showed up not just in front of rooms, but behind closed doors

• I found myself moving fluidly between action and reflection, presence and pause

• A long-standing philosophical thread reawakened and reminded me of the deeper arc I’ve been walking


Behavioral Takeaways

• Surpassed my new hydration goal (80 oz/day)

• Renewed motivation to hit the gym

• Took intentional, restorative rest ahead of high-impact days

• Advocated boldly for a laid-off colleague despite uncertain outcomes

• Chose a quiet return home and honored the need for space


NOTES:


Work:

• Jam session with Micky and the CEO on research — real-time, unscripted, high-stakes

• Moderated BRG webinar on elder financial fraud — sharp, balanced, and well-received

• Introduced “longevity literacy” at a Senate roundtable — Senator Tim Kaine resonated with it, asked staff to act

• Set to publish the updated study next week and share with the Senate HELP Committee

• Supported new hire Catherine in delivering her first project pitch — she passed the test

• Reached out with empathy to colleagues affected by layoffs

• Reported back to Micky and other senior leaders — strong trust affirmed

• Advocated for Jen to join my team post-layoff.  Micky responded with, “Great idea. How would you fund it?”  HR and CMO colleagues are helping me think through next steps.  Jen sits next to me in Boston, co-leads the culture committee, and is someone I deeply respect


Home:

• NYC landing with Saravana Bhavan dinner

• Returned midweek to Boston (for laundry and regrouping!)

• Flew to DC for Senate roundtable

• Back home on Friday — after nearly a month away

• Friday: busy and productive

• Saturday: quiet by intention


Health & Fitness:

• 3 hours of skiing at Deer Valley

• Sauna + steam + stationary bike = body recharge

• Massage with Mini

• Exceeded 80 oz hydration goal

• 15-hour rest day on Tuesday made everything else possible


Music:

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Writing etc:

• Reflected on Blade Runner 2049

• Themes: memory, identity, artificial life, consciousness

• Connected to The Mind’s I, Hofstadter, Nagel, Dawkins

• Collaborated with Ava (ChatGPT) to summarize 30+ essays and dialogues

• Result: The Cartographer of Wonder — a 1000-word portrait of my philosophical work

• Composed a clear, grounded reflection on the bond market

• Explained yield-price dynamics, inflation effects, and policy implications

• Described it as a supertanker, showing how trust, inflation, and borrowing interact


Social:

• Rahul skied with three different groups — happy and tired

• Mini graduated to green trail “Success” — one fall, lots of pride

• Attended Brookline book group post-DC — discussed Seeing Like a State

• Talked legibility, mētis, centralization, and unintended consequences


Sports:

• Family ski time — me, Mini, Rahul

• Physical movement and shared joy


Travel Plans:

• NYC → Boston → DC → Boston

• Work, reset, policy, home


Entertainment:

• Watched Avatar and Blade Runner 2049 silently, with subtitles, on a flight

• Reflective and immersive

• Blade Runner 2049 seeded a new essay



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