Career Advice for Making a Difference
Yesterday, I read a transcript of a Daniel Quinn speech. He lamented the sense of hopelessness that we, society, feed ourselves and our children. In a sense we are preparing ourselves for…
Loss
How scared am I to lose something? I read that humans feel more strongly about loss than they do about gain. We’re pessimistic by nature. Perhaps our optimism is something to be…
The Stone and The Bear
John was crouching in the low bush with his spear in his right hand, breathing shallowly to avoid being heard. His feet padded along the forest floor in measured paces. Years of…
Are you antifragile? Or fragile?
I’ve recently been rebuilding how I see the world, thanks to a book called Antifragile. I highly recommend that you read it. Just stop reading my blog posts and anything else, just…
For HC Accessories
Hello Matt & Jamon! As I mentioned in my video, I do web design for small businesses, which I taught myself how to do. I use HTML/CSS, and WordPress. This was the…
On Boys and Girls
Earlier this week, I sat through a 1 hour session of watching all sorts of commercials (I got paid, of course). While extremely banal, I realized that these messages were being sent…
Being Busy
Have you ever told yourself that you’d do something once, just once, every week? I told myself I’d write something and send it out once a week, every Thursday, but I seem…
Why Travel?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about why I do things. It’s easy to question what others do, but it’s bit more personal to question yourself. One thing that I never thought to challenge…
Japan is complicated.
Almost every Japanese person I’ve met tells me that going abroad changed them, becoming critical of the societal traditions that seem to rule over them with an iron fist. During my first…
Airports and Cycling
This week, I won’t be philosophizing so much, just recovering from a week of teaching 100 twelve-year olds how to breakdance. Tomorrow’s the last day, and as much as I love teaching,…