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Asha Dornfest 6/16/26 Asha Dornfest 6/16/26

The Intimacy Economy

Building trust & connection in the age of AI.

Asha Dornfest 8/20/25 Asha Dornfest 8/20/25

Orwell, young adults and me.

Asha Dornfest 12/16/21 Asha Dornfest 12/16/21

Sometimes it isn’t enough to pull over to the side of the road. Sometimes one must find (or build) a new road.

Asha Dornfest 4/21/20 Asha Dornfest 4/21/20

I think Chris Guillebeau’s modern fable about pursuing financial independence is one of his most important books, Here’s why.

Asha Dornfest 4/20/20 Asha Dornfest 4/20/20

Why are stories so powerful?

Asha Dornfest 1/20/20 Asha Dornfest 1/20/20

Whatever you amplify grows.

Asha Dornfest 11/13/19 Asha Dornfest 11/13/19

To this day, some of my closest friends are people I met through blogging.

Asha Dornfest 3/7/19 Asha Dornfest 3/7/19

Social media sucks us dry, but blogs can feed us.

Asha Dornfest 10/28/18 Asha Dornfest 10/28/18

OG bloggers: this is a call to action.

Asha Dornfest 11/9/16 Asha Dornfest 11/9/16

Consider your paid subscription to a reputable news source a campaign contribution to democracy.

Asha Dornfest 3/10/16 Asha Dornfest 3/10/16

Writing PARENT HACKS was harder than I expected. So holding the book in my hands — the result of so many peoples' efforts — feels particularly sweet.

Asha Dornfest 3/7/16 Asha Dornfest 3/7/16

Meet Craighton Berman, illustrator of PARENT HACKS.