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How the Breakfast Club director used an analog second brain rather than a digital one

Writer-director John Hughes died four days after my 29th birthday in Manhattan on August 6, 2009. This past February 18 would’ve been his…

Mar 25

How the Breakfast Club director used an analog second brain rather than a digital one

Mar 25

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Toxic Productivity, Autism Edition

How the work of Cal Newport and other “productivity gurus” sets neurodivergents up to fail

Mar 27, 2024

Toxic Productivity, Autism Edition

Mar 27, 2024

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Why attitude matters more than making excuses.

Human beings make two choices in any situation–victim or creator choices.

Nov 8, 2024

Why attitude matters more than making excuses.

Nov 8, 2024

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How John Hughes’s ‘She’s Having a Baby’ Helped Define My Values

At some point, you have to ask what the most essential thing in your life is.

Sep 3, 2024

The author with their child.

Sep 3, 2024

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What Would Happen if Marcus Aurelius Met Temple Grandin?

Thinking out loud about a Neurodivergent Philosophy

Aug 25, 2024

What Would Happen if Marcus Aurelius Met Temple Grandin?

Aug 25, 2024

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How Having a Philosophy Helped Me Overcome Grief

Grieving home, Bluey, and Seneca’s Consolations help a neurodivergent dad.

May 28, 2024

How Having a Philosophy Helped Me Overcome Grief

May 28, 2024

Character studies: Roman Craig and Chet Ripley in The Great Outdoors.

For a long time, this was my favorite movie because of my dad.

Apr 17, 2024

Character studies: Roman Craig and Chet Ripley in The Great Outdoors.

Apr 17, 2024

Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Going Home.

I recently went on a road trip from Southern Indiana to Buffalo, New York. It was my first trip back to a city in my home state since…

Mar 18, 2024

Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Going Home.

Mar 18, 2024

Superman: Space Age by Mark Russell and Michael and Laura Allred

The book is a modern classic because of its philosophy

Mar 8, 2024

Superman: Space Age by Mark Russell and Michael and Laura Allred

Mar 8, 2024

Analysis of a Film: Uncle Buck’s School Sequence

The ancient Buick pulls up to Winona Elementary School, and a guzzling tail of greenhouse gases explodes like a shotgun behind it.

Mar 1, 2024

Analysis of a Film: Uncle Buck’s School Sequence

Mar 1, 2024

David Press

David Press

I'm a native New Yorker stuck in Kurt Vonnegut's court. I'm a reader and teacher who writes about movies, comic books, and books.

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