Hi, I'm Henry

Welcome & pleasure to connect.

My life's mission is to maximize Thriving. That includes individuals, families, organizations, and ecosystems.

Big topic, I know. That's why I have a 50 Year Master Plan.

My writing explores the science, technology, business, and spirituality of Thriving. I offer my thoughts and learnings with an open palm, and if you are inspired, perhaps we can discuss over a bowl of tea.

I publish my longer writing here and I also write a shorter weekly newsletter called Thriving Thursdays. Every week I send synthesized sensemaking in physical, intellectual, emotional, and relational arenas. Plus a lot of beautiful art.

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A little about me

My Past

  • Born in the former Soviet Union
  • Won my largest trophy in grade school
    (for a silly math competition) and my most serious trophy in high school (performing improv comedy)
  • Semi-professional Argentine Tango dancer
  • Founded and produced a feature-length interactive circus
  • Graduated as a Sloan Fellow with a Masters of Science in Management (MSx) from Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)

My Present
last updated: Dec 2022

  • Studying music and guitar
  • Leading all things customer, data, and centralized knowledge management at Rising Team
  • Writing the white paper from my independent research project with MAPS
  • Studying Cha Dao, the Way of Tea
  • Working on Year 3 of my Master Plan

My Future

  • Solving a medical mystery
  • Running Mischievous Mystics Music Camp
  • Launching a cohort-based course for pre-parents (based on this framework)
  • Starting a family with my wonderful wife
  • Stewarding 100+ acres for the Global Institute for Thriving (GIFT)
  • Speaking 5 languages from 5 language families fluently

How can I support your Thriving?

The primary reasons for this site is to connect with those on the path to Thriving.

I write about conceptual tools like dreamscaping and conscious conception frameworks. I also write about more philosophical topics like Life over God and axioms of abortion. And I certainly have a lot to think about for Thriving.

More than anything, I'm writing for you. I seek to empower you on your journey. And in doing so, curate the awareness to support others as well.

If you have questions or comments, reach out. Where I have knowledge and capacity, I'll offer my insights. Where you have knowledge or perspective to share, I warmly welcome your input.

It's an honor to walk this path together.

🙏🏼    Ichi-go ichi-e  🙏🏼

Recent Posts

Lessons learned from my 34th year

My biggest personal and intellectual lessons learned from my 34th year around the sun.

Thrive Action: Time restricted eating

Time restricting your eating to an 8hr window is simple and has significant, evidence-based benefits for improving fat loss, liver health, gut health, circadian rhythm, immune function, and cognition.

2021 Annual Review

Reflections and insights from my week-long 2021 annual review and 2022 planning.

Sleep Research Questions

The full master list of our research team's collective sleep and learning research questions to ask of the academic literature.

Distilled Thriving Framework

A shorter, more distilled version of the Thriving framework I am working toward.

Ask Science: Synthesizing sleep science for learning, memory, and cognition at all ages

Description of a pilot project synthesizing sleep science as it relates to learning (/ memory / cognition) as it relates to children, adults, and aging.

12 Favorite Questions for 2021

Prompted by Richard Feynman's 12 favorite problems, here are my 12 favorite questions that I'll be exploring and refining throughout 2021 (and beyond).