Hi, I'm Charlie Becker.

I'm a practical idealist whose mission is to make the world more fun, more fair, and more interesting.

Writing essays and fiction at Castles in the Sky.
Teaching consulting and strategy at the UH CEI.
Selling books at my family's store Becker's Books.
Coaching writers to hone their craft.
Creating content to combat existential boredom and intellectual loneliness.

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I bring a unique skill set to my mission.

I grew up in my parents' bookstore in Houston, Texas and now I help them run it.
I studied to be an economist in both undergraduate and graduate school.
I lived in China for three years between undergraduate and graduate school.
I taught and performed improv comedy for almost ten years, though I’m less active now.