• Make It Yourself

    7 minute read

    Making sense of the existential dread I feel from the sudden rise of ChatGPT and resolving the conflict between affordances and the humanity of doing difficult things.

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  • Virtually Reality

    9 minute read

    Soon, all the experiences you ever wanted will be available without leaving the comfort and safety of home. But is that any way to live?

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  • Why I Learned to Fly after 9/11

    8 minute read

    Never stop gazing upon the heavens in wonder.

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  • Keep the Island in Mind

    9 minute read

    A lesson from master navigators of the open ocean may be the key to becoming the most authentic version of you.

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  • This is It

    4 minute read

    When the luster you added begins to rub off life, you’re faced with just one option.

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  • The Fibers of Being

    5 minute read

    Each of us is one thing and many things at once, but we often spend large swaths of life avoiding our own complexity instead of embracing it as a sign of our uniqueness.

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  • That's What Writing is to Me

    14 minute read

    What writing is, is not, and why everyone should endeavor to write well.

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  • The Jimmy Buffett Experience

    16 minute read

    A tattered reel of memories reveals why we keep coming back year after year.

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  • Wu!

    3 minute read

    Chinese food, Buddhist monks and the music of Martin Sexton: finding answers in the unlikeliest of combinations.

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  • Upriver

    8 minute read

    A semi-spiritual experience from an unlikely mentor, if you’re open to the possibility.

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