3-step guide to consumption in the digital age — Over the course of the months, I have been anxious, distracted, and cluttered with a megaton of brainfog. You know, the feeling where you feel like you are moving through life with a thick veil that just makes living a hazy experience? Yeah, I had that for a long time. …

And the art of being succinct — “It’s okay, you don’t have to explain yourself.” I was told this one day by my student. I was caught by surprise, really. Growing up, I always felt like I had to explain myself. There must be a reason for my actions, especially when I made a mistake. My first…

Your Thoughts Are Just a Pile of Clothes — I am a linguist, I study languages. But nothing I studied about languages have told me anything about the real reason why language is the most important key to happiness in our lives. Incoherence is a part of our everyday lives. Thoughts float in and out of our minds —…

Betterment For Better Men. — We live in a complex world. …

I’m referring to me. Maybe to you too. — You’ve probably heard this quote from Abraham Lincoln, “If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.” But if it’s me I would be sharpening my axe for the whole damn hour and the tree would still be…

This is how I stopped myself. — Trigger Warning: This piece have examples and instances of self-harm that might be uncomfortable for certain audiences. Then and Now When I was a newly-minted know-it-all in my late teens, I thought I was on top of the world intellectually — why would anyone willingly slit their wrists? I thought my schoolmates who…

I didn’t know how hard it was to stop until I tried stopping. These are the steps that moved me towards a porn-free life — Yes, this is about pornography. This has affected my life so much I feel like the world as a collective can benefit from my experience overcoming my problem with porn. …

How to stop giving a sh*t about other people’s journey — I think it’s funny how we as humans are so focused on other people around us. We look at other people and think how interesting, successful, and fulfilling their lives are compared to ours. Maybe they earn more than us, or maybe they have a larger influence than us, or…

How time relates to the courage in us — It’s only been two days of grad school and I’m already so burnt out and tired. I think I’m running on overdrive because I can’t wait to get out of my ruts. What I’m starting to learn is about structure and struggle. I think I’m a lazy person — if…