Meaning

Is the grass always greener on the other side? Clarity is an odd concept. There’s a lot more moving parts in finding clarity than one would initially imagine upon surface level thought. Is Clarity found at rock bottom? Or found only upon later inspection from the higher ground? Does clarity…

I spoke to several people from my school and noticed a trend. Young men don’t have a passion to give meaning to their lives. Generally we just go to school and do what they tell us to do, but there’s nothing outside that. It’s a crisis. Our existence loses its…

Contradictions can be a source of meaning — It’s reassuring when something doesn’t work at all, because then you know you’re missing something and you’ll be able to figure it out, but if you get it to work a bit and then it fails, that’s a bad sign. Take driving for example. If the problem is that you…

I remember when I started having panic attacks. It was September 2006 and all the money I had made in the previous 2 years was beginning to erode into an abyss of projects that had lots of vision but no structure. I didn’t know it at the time, but it…

Meaningful connections through giving. — Have you ever wondered about the deeper meaning and impact of gift-giving? It’s a special world where giving goes beyond the ordinary, and it has the power to strengthen relationships, show feelings, and leave a lasting impression on both the person giving and the person receiving. Let’s explore the idea…

I’m writing this on the three-year anniversary of the lowest moment of my life. It’s May 2020. I’m back home in Cleveland, OH, sitting in the privacy of the plush La-Z-Boy armchair my parents were storing in my childhood bedroom and staring at the blank screen of the Notes app…

I bought this book based on the first word. “TomorrowMind: Thrive at Work with Resilience, Creativity and Connection, Now and in an Uncertain Future”. A tomorrow mind? Our minds are not fit for purpose The book starts by explaining that our mind, which evolved over millions of years, is not…

A deep dive into the artlessness of our modern world — “It’s a concept album, and the main question is what keeps you up at night? So you could be up at night because you’re reeling from just having met someone and you’re falling for them, or you could be plotting revenge…” Make no mistake, Taylor Swift is a genius. It’s…

This is an edited version of a memo I shared internally after the layoffs and my feelings regarding the recent changes at Meta. Given the generally positive feedback I received internally, I am sharing this more broadly externally minus business confidential information. Layoffs are never easy. They are a time…