$33. That’s how much I calculated an hour of my time being worth up until last year. I took my annual post-tax income and divided it by an estimate of how many hours I worked in a given year. Here’s what immediately happened: I became… Read More
All posts by “Paolo Española”
On Cooking Efficiently: Hidden Apron at Home Ep. 2 Recap
(These are recaps of our “Hidden Apron at Home” Instagram Live sessions held on my @errant_diner account focusing on the fundamentals of cooking as I, a non-chef, understand them. They are based on my experiences learning how to cook and deal with systems and ways… Read More
The Daily Rice: Who is Your Optimal Serveable Community?
Back when I was working in tech, the phrase “Total Addressable Market” (TAM) would often be uttered. This was the potential size of the market that would buy our software and services. It signified the size which we could scale to and thus implied just… Read More
#FoodWriteNow #5: I Miss Feeding/Being Fed
(* During the first year of the pandemic, Julia Turshen (@turshen) hosted daily food writing classes on her Instagram with writing prompts and special guests. These are my responses to her prompts.) Prompt(s) for Thurs. 3/26: “When was the last time someone cooked for you… Read More
On Cooking Confidently: Hidden Apron at Home Ep. 1 Recap
(* Update 6/12/20: Zoom Recording can be found below. This was the second taping of this class in collaboration with HareClub, a digital community for men’s wellness and improvement.) (* These are recaps of our “Hidden Apron at Home” Instagram Live sessions held on my… Read More


