George Mandis
george.mand.is/now
“It's interesting to me how the fear of failure is a bigger hinderance to happiness and success than the actual failures we make, 99% of the time.”
Location:
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
Professional title:
Software-maker, consultant, speaker, traveler
What do you do?
I used help people figure out how to make software do what they need. Now I manage a team doing similar things. I like to talk about these things and other technical, creative things at conferences. I like to travel, notice things and write about them.
Why?
I enjoy puzzles. problem-solving and the creativity that goes into such things. I like exploring the world.
What should we read?
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz