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Inner and Outer Work

If you’re like me, you have almost no control over what goes on in your head. It’s a never ending cycle of thoughts, fears, fantasies and emotions. Not to mention, my mind has a comment about almost everyone and everything. It’s incredibly difficult to be still, inwardly or outwardly. The…

Spirituality

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Inner and Outer Work
Inner and Outer Work
Spirituality

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Sep 7, 2022

Is “Labor Tech” the Answer to Staffing New York’s Restaurants?

According to the Independent Budget Office, New York has the weakest hospitality recovery of any place in the country other than San Francisco. Pre-pandemic, the industry had around 475,000 jobs. Now it has around 400,000. Greg David blames this on a decline in demand caused by a lack of tourists…

Labor

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Is “Labor Tech” the Answer to Staffing New York’s Restaurants?
Is “Labor Tech” the Answer to Staffing New York’s Restaurants?
Labor

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Dec 18, 2021

How will Omicron affect the restaurant industry?

According to OpenTable, reservations at dine-in restaurants in the U.S. have been declining since the end of November. Reservations were down 8% on 12/18, for example. In New York City, reservations for seated diners on 12/17 declined 34% compared to the same day in 2019. Much is unclear about the…

Hospitality

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How will Omicron affect the restaurant industry?
How will Omicron affect the restaurant industry?
Hospitality

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Nov 23, 2021

It’s easier to change jobs than change an industry

Why workers are leaving hospitality, and why independent restaurants aren’t doing much about it. The number of U.S. workers quitting their jobs in September was the highest on record. Nearly a million workers quit in hospitality alone. Because prices are also rising, inflation-adjusted hourly wage growth actually declined. According to…

Hospitality

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It’s easier to change jobs than change an industry
It’s easier to change jobs than change an industry
Hospitality

6 min read


Aug 17, 2021

How Would a Restaurant Subscription Work?

There’s a gap between what consumers want and what restaurants are offering According to the National Restaurant Association, 55% of all adults are interested in paying for a subscription to their neighborhood restaurant. Millennials in particular are interested in this. 1 in 20 are interested in doing it simply to…

Restaurant

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How Would a Restaurant Subscription Work?
How Would a Restaurant Subscription Work?
Restaurant

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May 16, 2021

What the Future of Restaurants Looks Like

When I was working at a restaurant in Cranford, NJ, the chef wanted to completely overhaul the concept. He wanted to rename it, rebrand it and base the menu on Mistral in Princeton. Mistral’s menu highlights smaller plates geared towards sharing. The overhaul never happened, and the restaurant was sold…

Restaurant

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What the Future of Restaurants Looks Like
What the Future of Restaurants Looks Like
Restaurant

17 min read


Mar 25, 2021

Headaches

The headache started five years ago. It announced itself while I was working at a restaurant in New Jersey. In half a decade, I haven’t had a day without it. Beforehand, I struggled with anxiety and depression. I was seeing a therapist who, at the time, diagnosed me with ADHD…

Chronic Pain

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Headaches
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Chronic Pain

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Feb 15, 2021

Stonks Only Go Up

My interest in investing was piqued when Anuj Abrol started a newsletter called Witty Wealth. WittyWealth has a very WallStreetBets kind of vibe to it. Anuj excels at breaking down investments in an authentic and down-to-earth way. He injects humor and memes into traditionally boring information. He was way into…

Wall Street

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Stonks Only Go Up
Stonks Only Go Up
Wall Street

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Jan 15, 2021

The Trust Gap Between Republicans & Everyone Else

In an effort to understand American conservatives, Arlie Hochschild spent half a decade getting to know white, working class voters in the American South. The result was her 2016 book, Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right. …

Politics

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The Trust Gap Between Republicans & Everyone Else
The Trust Gap Between Republicans & Everyone Else
Politics

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Dec 6, 2020

Sandy Beach & Murder on Middle Beach

I became familiar with Sandy Beach after entering the program of Alcoholics Anonymous two years ago. I sought out people like Sandy after discovering a meeting featuring the most honest speakers I’ve ever heard. Previously, I thought catharsis was only experienced in the middle of a bender. The speakers at…

Alcoholics Anonymous

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Sandy Beach & Murder on Middle Beach
Sandy Beach & Murder on Middle Beach
Alcoholics Anonymous

5 min read

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