Happ on Feld Thoughtshttps://feld.com/tags/happ/Recent content in Happ on Feld ThoughtsFeld Thoughtshttps://feld.com/og-default.pnghttps://feld.com/og-default.pngHugoen-usTue, 22 Oct 2019 06:20:00 +0000What's Your Hobby?https://feld.com/archives/2019/10/whats-your-hobby/Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:20:00 +0000https://feld.com/archives/2019/10/whats-your-hobby/Amy and I had dinner recently with Chris Couch, a friend from MIT who I hadn’t seen in 25 years. Before we had dinner, Chris sent us an email withAmy and I had dinner recently with Chris Couch, a friend from MIT who I hadn’t seen in 25 years. Before we had dinner, Chris sent us an email with a link to his High Altitude Photography Platform along with the video from Mission 1 of the HAPP.

Chris has a day job, so this has been his hobby for the past two years. It’s pretty epic – both as a project and a hobby. And, it’s reflective of the kind of brain many of my MIT friends have.

Amy met Chris on a flight from Boston to Dallas. She was flying to Dallas to meet me and my parents for a holiday weekend and Chris was flying to Dallas to meet his parents. They were sitting next to each other and Chris started writing equations on a napkin. Amy asked him what he was calculating and he said: “the amount of fuel the plane will use on this flight.” It was friendship at first sight.

While we hadn’t seen each other in many years, we reconnected as though no time had passed. While we’ve aged, the playful and curious spirit that we all had in our 20’s shined through during our long and winding conversation at dinner.

I love that Chris’ hobby (the HAPP) is a reflection of his brain. Is yours?

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