Archive - PAUSE: Stories of tech, marketing, fairness, hormones

My Life as a Blue Dot

Living your best life is hard enough without judging yourself.

Published on Optionality • Nov 20

April 2024

Everyone's putting out a shingle, but what does it really mean to be an AI expert?

Published on Optionality • Apr 23

December 2023

Long Plastic Arms

Remembering my editor, therapist, witness, mother.

Dec 17, 2023 •

Jory Des Jardins

July 2023

The Achievement Oriented Life: And Why It Exhausts Me

Am I Getting Dumber? Lazier? Or just more intentional?

Jul 31, 2023 •

Jory Des Jardins

January 2023

My Advice for Fulfillment in 2023: Stop Ignoring Yourself

Sometimes the most profound advice you can receive you already gave yourself.

Jan 1, 2023 •

Jory Des Jardins

July 2021

A History of the Underclass of the Internet: Women

We spend. We influence. We build companies. So why can't we show up online?

Jul 27, 2021 •

Jory Des Jardins

Living Deliberately

Micro-Quitting is a perfectly viable life strategy, at least until you can’t take it anymore. Just ask Rory Gilmore.

Jul 19, 2021 •

Jory Des Jardins

Working Off the Grid

Bridge jobs got us through the Pandemic. They've pulled me through my career.

Jul 6, 2021 •

Jory Des Jardins

June 2021

February 2018

Analyzing one of the most pervasive and disturbing forms of dysfunctional communication infecting business today — Professional Ghosting

Feb 2, 2018 •

Jory Des Jardins

January 2018

Intentions for 2018

In January 2005 I had quit my marketing/business development job to pursue an inkling.

Jan 18, 2018 •

Jory Des Jardins

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