The Frailty of Human Life
“He was a top executive for a Fortune 500 company and was curled up in a ball in the corner …
How Do You Meet Friends?
In my 6 months in Austin, something I’ve realized when talking to most people is that they’ve found it difficult …
Confusion in the Midst of Contentment
The human mind can be filled with many emotions at once. Sometimes emotions that play well with each other, sometimes …
Extroverts Should Go Solo Adventuring Too
Growing up I hated not being around people. I was what you might call a serial extrovert. If there was …
Painting People As Evil
We often villainize others in our mind. When someone does something that hurts us, our first tendency is to think …
Glorifying The Dead
There’s an interesting paradigm I’ve noticed in human behavior. When people are alive it seems there are not enough bad …
Apathetic Goal Setting
This is less a post to create value for others as it is a fully transparent look at my current …
Why It’s Hard to Make Connections After School
When moving to a new city, especially if you have a full-time job, it can be difficult to find meaningful …
What Works for People Works For Countries
“There’s always room for movement, action, and progress when people are talking to each other instead of about each other.” …
The Tourist, the Traveler, and the Pilgrim
What’s the difference between a tourist, traveler and a pilgrim? If you look at the dictionary definition of these words …
Laying the Groundwork for Good Questions
not sure questions could be considered an invention, but if they were, I would argue that they are the best …
Vacation While Working
The past week of working remotely has been the most productive week of remote work I have ever had. I’ve …
Every Pilot Has His First Solo Flight
Have you ever realized that at one point, every pilot had to fly for the first time by himself? Every …
Why Never Having Enough Time Is A Beautiful Thing
People often off-handedly will say something to the effect of “we never have enough time to visit.” Sometimes they mean …
The Experiential Friend
There are many kinds of intimacy. As I’ve mentioned in recent posts, they deserve a full post or several posts …
“I Can Replace You With 10 Lines of Code”
The age we live in is incredible. The title of this blog post is not far off from the truth. …
Working Remotely…You Mean Homeschooling?
Remote work, just like homeschooling, requires people who are self-motivated or who can teach themselves to be. Without any self-motivation, …
Feed Yourself
This is a post that deserves a much longer exposition at some point, but for now, this short post will …
Generosity Without Socialism
Attachment to things is one of the most unattractive qualities. These are the kind of people that if you ask …
Appropriate Wedding Prep
In 22 years of life I have been to over 60 weddings. Over 30 of those weddings, I have either …
Hunting New Friendships or Farming Old Ones?
It can be difficult to find the balance of keeping up with remote relationships and investing in the people you …
Different People, Different Takes
I’ve become much more willing to listen and hear other’s ideas recently. I’m trying to get better at only believing …
I Am Dumb and That’s Okay
It’s not a secret that I hide anymore that I stopped doing school at the age of 10 or 11. …
The Man, the Donkey, and the International Date Line
It’s amazing how the simplest of things can end up being the most complicated. For instance, what if you and …
Christians Could Learn Something from the Dishonest Manager
“The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing …
Suicide and Purpose
Christopher McCandless, Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain. For some reason, these three people have been on my mind this evening. I …
Drive with the Windows Down
As the seasons change, my mood also does. Rolling around into my favorite season – Fall. I like pretty much …
Homeless Entrepreneurship
Working at a job a block away from a homeless shelter, I’ve had my fair share of interesting encounters with …
The Moment After the Sunset
Sunsets and sunrises are one of the most consistent yet captivating things known to man. Something that happens every single …
Life at a Startup: Level Eighteen
This is Part 18 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …