Culturally Priveleged Feelings
I read a fascinating paper by Shigehisa Kuriyama titled "‘‘No Pain, No Gain’’and the History of Presence." In the paper, he talks about how "No Pain, No Gain" seems to…
Sayings: Leave Something in the Tank
In this post I wanted to describe a motto that I've started using within the past year, but one which has already given me so much practical mileage. The motto…
Push or Pull
One thing that's been bothering me over the past 9-ish months as I went through the productivity literature is the fear based marketing that seems to be so common. In…
Sayings: Awareness is a victory
This is the first in a series of blog posts where I share sayings or pieces of advice that have proven themselves useful again and again over the years, either…
Your comfort zone
(Update 10/12/22: An extended version of this essay was published on Medium here) I tend to be a stickler for precise language, especially when being imprecise either hurts people or…