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Sarah Milstein

Leading engineers when you aren’t one yourself

Can a lack of technical expertise be an asset?

6 min read5 days ago

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Looking up a tree trunk at branches and leaves

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Sarah Milstein

Great Saunter Tips from Decades of Walking Around Manhattan

I first did the Great Saunter in 1996-ish, and I first wrote the post below in 2014. I updated in 2024, after several more times around the…

9 min read5 days ago

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Strava map of our 2024 Great Saunter route around the perimeter of Manhattan

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Better Humans

I Work on a Treadmill — In an Apartment Without Room for a Special Desk

How to walk up to 10 miles a day while taking Zoom meetings

4 min readAug 5, 2020

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I Work on a Treadmill — In an Apartment Without Room for a Special Desk

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Better Programming

29 Tips for Very Effective Remote Managers and Workers

How to make you and your team extremely happy and productive.

14 min readMar 12, 2020

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29 Tips for Very Effective Remote Managers and Workers

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Better Programming

Remote Work Insights You’ve Never Heard Before

The biggest benefits of setting up your company for remote work are not the ones you think

17 min readFeb 18, 2020

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Remote Work Insights You’ve Never Heard Before

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Choosing and Recovering from a Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

In October on 2016, after years of intensely heavy and painful periods, I had a laparoscopic hysterectomy. I’d tried everything else…

8 min readMay 16, 2019

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Choosing and Recovering from a Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

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Better Humans

How to Manage Your Fear of Public Speaking

You’re nervous and anxious about public speaking. Now what?

11 min readJan 24, 2019

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How to Manage Your Fear of Public Speaking

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Better Humans

How To Stay Friends When You Don’t Have Kids and Your Besties Do

It is a well-known fact that as you move through adulthood, you will either have kids or not, and your friends will either have kids or…

6 min readMar 21, 2018

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How To Stay Friends When You Don’t Have Kids and Your Besties Do

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Better Humans

How to Fail When You’re Used to Winning

A guide for managing morale while pushing for innovation

12 min readMar 14, 2018

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The Startup

Startups Almost Never Talk About This — But They Should

Last weekend, Danielle Morrill, CEO of Mattermark, tweeted up a storm of solid advice for startups looking to raise investment. There’s a…

7 min readAug 28, 2015

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Sarah Milstein

Sarah Milstein

Leadership coach for execs and emerging leaders. Formerly: Daily, ConvertKit, Mailchimp, 18F, Indie, Lean Startup, O’Reilly Media, more. www.sarahmilstein.com

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