Social Media is Junk Food
Social Media is like a fast food restaurant where your friends hang out all the time. Whenever you go to a restaurant, all the food is free, and you can stay there for as long as you like, but you can’t bring in any outside food or beverages. And
Gaining Attention with Outrage
I wanted to bring back an essay I shared in April this year because one of the major sources I want to rethink completely is modern media and the news. I attribute much of my sanity and growth during this year to the fact I didn’t have a TV
The Hard Unsellable Process of Decomplication
The phenomenon of artificial complexity is "when a simple solution is made more complex to appeal to someone’s lack of willpower, past failures, or to benefit someone who is selling something.” We’ve been told artificially complex solutions all our lives. It's all around us and
Make it Raw, Not Perfect
My niece was born this past Tuesday, and the rest of the week felt like a blur in the best possible way. I have so much more to say about being an uncle, but that will be for another day. This week, I wanted to wrap up my thoughts about
The Hopeful Dissent: Remembering RBG
During her 27 years on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was part of its four-member liberal wing. This meant most of her work was done in dissents, opposing the conservative views of the other judges. In a time when we do not want to risk talking about the unpopular
Seventh Week Sabbaticals
Today is the start of my first sabbatical week this year. I wanted to revisit what I mean when I say a sabbatical, for those that are new here (welcome again!) and as a reminder for veterans. Growing up, a sabbatical seemed like a luxury that only professors took. My