Play

Deep play is how I stay alive to the world — how I stay light even when moving deep. There is usually a smile on my face.

For me, play isn’t the opposite of work. It’s the quality that makes work beautiful. It’s curiosity without pressure, fully grounded in psychological safety, movement without fear — exploration for its own sake.

I bring that spirit into the code I write, the music I compose, the ideas I explore. Not because I’m not serious — but because I’ve found that play invites flow. It makes room for surprise. It helps me see patterns others might miss.

I’ve played in many mediums: improvising at the piano, painting, composing music, learning new disciplines, exploring spiritual traditions. It all feels like play — focused, resonant, absorbing. Flow.

In teams, play opens space for creativity and connection. It turns challenge into invitation. It improves performance. And it makes the hard things feel a little lighter. A teammate once said "I work hard when there's a fire behind me, but harder still when there's a fire inside me."

I don’t play to escape depth — I play to reach it joyfully.