Pendulum

Whatever your cause — be it social, political or otherwise — be wary of how hard you push. Without external force, the pendulum always comes to rest. Status …

Downtown

A lot of people hate downtown. It’s loud, busy, chaotic, and too hard to get around. The majority of my coworkers fit into this category. Either living in …

Sleeping In

Although most of my life has little structure, I love morning routines. They act as a kickstarter that prepares me for the day ahead. Due to my schedule, …

Zoom Out

When we’re having a bad time we often consider it the overall state of our lives. A time of stress or anxiety can cause us to believe we’re …

Cabbage Rolls and Politics

I have a lot of food discussions at work, and preferences are a regular topic. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I preferred Romanian-style cabbage rolls …

Popularity

We live in a society where popularity is associated with quality. Many things indeed become popular because they are good. However, the two are mutually exclusive. Social media …

Fireflies

Waking up early can bring a curious experience of temporarily existing in another world. It exists for only a small fraction of society. Sundays are especially powerful. Generally, …

Whack-A-Mole

Does productivity make us busier? No matter how hard I work, I seem to be drowning in tasks. For every one that I cross off my list, two …

Noticing

I write sometimes about taking time to pause, to take in the things that are without external input. Meditation, sitting with boredom — that sort of thing. It’s …

Hindsight

Hindsight is a bit of a bitch. We’re always looking back at the choices we made and thinking about how we could have done better. With Bitcoin reaching …