The Tao of Skittles: Don’t be Afraid of Things Because They’re Easy to Do
My mouth watered as I stared at the giant jar full of Skittles. Our middle school was running a contest. All I had to do was guess how many Skittles were in…
Baking Cookies vs. Applying for Jobs
You’re baking delicious Neiman Marcus cookies and follow the recipe perfectly, but then your oven short-circuits and burns the cookies. There’s nothing wrong with your cookie-making process. And there’s nothing…
Signal vs. Noise
Here are two seemingly conflicting ideas I've heard tossed around: To be well-rounded in today’s world, you must strength-train your attention to be able to read a Tweet-storm and then delve into…
“Dyin’ inside, but outside you’re lookin’ fearless” (The Illusion of Transparency)
In college, a friend and I were walking to class and talking about the presentation we had coming up. “You’ll do great,” she said. “You’re the most confident person I…
Why You Shouldn’t Retreat Into a Cave or Drink Whiskey to Escape Your Existential Dread about Climate Change
At the end of the 45-minute group meditation, the four of us sit in a circle sipping ginger tea with cloves, reflecting on the meditation. ‘My right shoulder had this…
The Tools and Tactics I Use to Protect My Most Finite Resource (Time)
1. The GTD Throwback - Cleanse Your Brain “If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”― David…
Meditation
1. I peeled open a tin can of sardines drenched in olive oil and inhaled them into my mouth, much like a krill whale opening up its huge mouth to…
Death of a Ketchup Salesman (A quick reminder of your mortality)
Greek philosopher Herodotus wrote about his observations of a peculiar Egyptian tradition. Towards the end of large feasts when everybody was having a jolly ol’ time, stone-faced guards would walk…
5 Common Misconceptions about Meditation
“I’m not religious or spiritual” Meditation requires no faith in the supernatural. You can experience the benefits of meditation without subscribing to the belief of karma, reincarnation, or the afterlife.…
Bro, do you even voice text?
Back in the day before everyone had iPhones I would spend hours on my Motorola Razr talking to friends late into the night or making prank pizza delivery calls on…