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Father of two in Queens, NY, runner, and photo-taker. Engineering Manager at Business Insider.

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7 Things I've Learned in 7 Years
07.30.26 • FATHERHOOD

7 THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN 7 YEARS

For Zeke, on his birthday

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The Window Crew
07.28.26 • ENGINEERING

THE WINDOW CREW

What ten guys installing windows taught me about what AI is quietly taking from engineering teams

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The Black T-Shirt Rut
07.21.26 • ENGINEERING

THE BLACK T-SHIRT RUT

How I got dressed the same way for two years without noticing

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Something New I've Been Building Something New I've Been Building
07.14.26 • PHOTOGRAPHY

SOMETHING NEW I'VE BEEN BUILDING

Introducing Photo Sessions with Reuben Ingber, before it's actually live

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07.13.26 • CODE

I Added a Few New Pages to This Site

Friends, Now, Uses, and a Colophon

07.13.26

I Added a Few New Pages to This Site

Friends, Now, Uses, and a Colophon

CODE
06.15.26 • FATHERHOOD

Father's Day Without My Dad

The best cake in the world, with a piece that will always be missing.

06.15.26

Father's Day Without My Dad

The best cake in the world, with a piece that will always be missing.

FATHERHOOD
06.12.26 • CODE

Knicks Shirt Maker: A One-Day Build

I Made a Knicks Shirt Generator Because Taylor Swift Wore One at the NBA Finals

06.12.26

Knicks Shirt Maker: A One-Day Build

I Made a Knicks Shirt Generator Because Taylor Swift Wore One at the NBA Finals

CODE
06.01.26 • RAMBLINGS

Favorite Things - May 2026

Things that made me happy!

06.01.26

Favorite Things - May 2026

Things that made me happy!

RAMBLINGS
05.26.26 • FATHERHOOD

I'm the emergency contact. The school still calls my wife.

My life as the default dad, as seen in Business Insider.

05.26.26

I'm the emergency contact. The school still calls my wife.

My life as the default dad, as seen in Business Insider.

FATHERHOOD
04.27.26 • FATHERHOOD

Stop Letting Summer Happen to You

How we plan eleven weeks of family summer — and why the NYC school calendar gap still drives me crazy

04.27.26

Stop Letting Summer Happen to You

How we plan eleven weeks of family summer — and why the NYC school calendar gap still drives me crazy

FATHERHOOD
03.12.26 • RAMBLINGS

AI Is Making It Hard to Step Away

03.12.26

AI Is Making It Hard to Step Away

RAMBLINGS
03.07.26 • FATHERHOOD

We built a bookcase

03.07.26

We built a bookcase

FATHERHOOD
01.13.26 • BOOKS

Three Books to Read When Your New Year's Resolutions Have Already Fallen Apart

When motivation fails, these three books offer a different path forward

01.13.26

Three Books to Read When Your New Year's Resolutions Have Already Fallen Apart

When motivation fails, these three books offer a different path forward

BOOKS
01.05.26 • FATHERHOOD

The Book That Changed How I Think About My Kids and Screens

How Jonathan Haidt's book changed how I think about screens, childhood, and raising confident kids

01.05.26

The Book That Changed How I Think About My Kids and Screens

How Jonathan Haidt's book changed how I think about screens, childhood, and raising confident kids

FATHERHOOD
01.01.26 • LIFE

2026: The Year of Doing the Work (and Taking the Kids With Me)

A framework for the year ahead that's flexible enough for real life, but solid enough to keep me moving

01.01.26

2026: The Year of Doing the Work (and Taking the Kids With Me)

A framework for the year ahead that's flexible enough for real life, but solid enough to keep me moving

LIFE
12.30.25 • LIFE

Choosing Two Out of Three: My 2025 Reality Check

The year I needed vs. the year I planned

12.30.25

Choosing Two Out of Three: My 2025 Reality Check

The year I needed vs. the year I planned

LIFE
12.25.25 • BOOKS

The Very Best Books I Read in 2025

From survival stories to productivity wisdom — five books that stayed with me

12.25.25

The Very Best Books I Read in 2025

From survival stories to productivity wisdom — five books that stayed with me

BOOKS
11.24.25 • MENTAL HEALTH

How My ADHD Diagnosis Changed the Way I Show Up as a Dad

How finally getting diagnosed changed the way I show up for my wife and kids.

11.24.25

How My ADHD Diagnosis Changed the Way I Show Up as a Dad

How finally getting diagnosed changed the way I show up for my wife and kids.

MENTAL HEALTH
11.20.25 • LIFE

The Joy of Obsession: Why Going All In Matters

Rediscovering the happiness and health found in caring deeply about something

11.20.25

The Joy of Obsession: Why Going All In Matters

Rediscovering the happiness and health found in caring deeply about something

LIFE
11.17.25 • MENTAL HEALTH

What Getting Diagnosed with ADHD at 30 Taught Me About Work

How finally getting diagnosed at 30 changed the way I think, work, and show up every day.

11.17.25

What Getting Diagnosed with ADHD at 30 Taught Me About Work

How finally getting diagnosed at 30 changed the way I think, work, and show up every day.

MENTAL HEALTH
11.10.25 • FATHERHOOD

Brick by Brick: Holding Onto What Matters

On fatherhood, Lego, and the screen-free joy of building together

11.10.25

Brick by Brick: Holding Onto What Matters

On fatherhood, Lego, and the screen-free joy of building together

FATHERHOOD
11.07.25 • FATHERHOOD

Better Than Before, and the Season of Starting Over

11.07.25

Better Than Before, and the Season of Starting Over

FATHERHOOD
10.30.25 • FAVORITES

October Favorite Things

Paris, family celebrations, fall fun, and building with AI

10.30.25

October Favorite Things

Paris, family celebrations, fall fun, and building with AI

FAVORITES
10.28.25 • FATHERHOOD

Why Every Dad Should Have a Digital Camera

10.28.25

Why Every Dad Should Have a Digital Camera

FATHERHOOD
10.23.25 • ENGINEERING

The Solutions Log: A Manager’s System to Capture Impact (So My Reviews Are Easy)

10.23.25

The Solutions Log: A Manager’s System to Capture Impact (So My Reviews Are Easy)

ENGINEERING
10.21.25 • CODE

Building a Paris Travel Site with AI in One Night

10.21.25

Building a Paris Travel Site with AI in One Night

CODE
10.20.25 • FATHERHOOD

The one parenting hack I have not seen on Instagram

10.20.25

The one parenting hack I have not seen on Instagram

FATHERHOOD
10.01.25 • BOOKS

Why Every Dad Should Read The Anxious Generation

10.01.25

Why Every Dad Should Read The Anxious Generation

BOOKS
09.29.25 • FATHERHOOD

5 Things to Do Every Day to Be a Happier Dad

09.29.25

5 Things to Do Every Day to Be a Happier Dad

FATHERHOOD
02.23.23 • LIFE

35 Things I’ve Learned In 35 Years

02.23.23

35 Things I’ve Learned In 35 Years

LIFE
02.16.23 • JOURNALING

How One Index Card Can Drastically Improve Your Journaling?

02.16.23

How One Index Card Can Drastically Improve Your Journaling?

JOURNALING
01.20.23 • BOOKS

Take Your Reading to a New Level and Reread a Book This Year

01.20.23

Take Your Reading to a New Level and Reread a Book This Year

BOOKS
01.13.23 • RAMBLINGS

The 3 Best Things I Purchased in 2022

01.13.23

The 3 Best Things I Purchased in 2022

RAMBLINGS
01.05.23 • LIFE

Annual Themes

01.05.23

Annual Themes

LIFE
12.24.22 • LIFE

It costs nothing to be nice

12.24.22

It costs nothing to be nice

LIFE

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REUBEN INGBER

Father of two in Queens, NY, runner, and photo-taker. Engineering Manager at Business Insider. This is my personal website where I share articles and photos.

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