Celebrating Infinite Diversity
Why We Should Embrace Our Differences In the world we live in today, it’s tempting to try and force people into cookie-cutter boxes based on their race, gender, or sexual orientation. But, we must remind ourselves that every person has their own unique set of circumstances, experiences, and perspective on the world. Only by embracing […]
How to Tell if You Have a Beautiful Idea
There are an infinite number of ideas floating around in the universe, from truly terrible ones to those that could change the world. But, how do you know if your idea is one of the latter? Sadly, plenty of perfectly good ideas never come to fruition. So, how do you recognize what makes a beautiful […]
Getting One Percent Better Every Day
As Charles Schulz once said, “Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” This brilliant observation sums up so much of the human condition. We’re all equipped with potential, yet most of us coast along, our metaphorical legs doing the bare minimum while we let life roll downhill. Of […]
Turnkey Phrases
I’m on a never-ending quest for turnkey phrases—magical combinations of words that drive themselves relentlessly towards unique expressions of ideas and memories. Once assembled, they’ll propel themselves forward like an unstoppable freight train, hellbent on smashing writer’s block, becoming my guiding light into the elusive territory of original expression. Every time I think I’ve found […]
The Road Worth Taking
As a child, I often spoke out of turn and perhaps it was only because I had so much to say and a desperate need to be heard. I spent so many years speaking in circles, never able to turn off the roundabout in my mind, wondering which road was worth taking. Eventually I chose […]
The Importance of Interdisciplinary Learning
Or the Unbearable Importance of Learning Things You Never Thought You’d Need “Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” —Leonardo da Vinci I’ve long admired da Vinci, the patron saint of the well-rounded genius. I like to imagine that if he were alive today, he’d be the kind of guy who […]
Creativity is Not a Catering Business
Creativity is a passion business, not a catering business. Yet somehow, the world seems to think that if we creatives fail to deliver a piping hot platter of ideas on their schedule, we’re failing at life. Unfortunately for them, creativity doesn’t work that way. You can’t summon it like an Uber driver to whisk you […]
Why I Don’t Write Holiday Themed Content
Before you “at” me or cancel me for not basking in the holiday spirit, let me regale you with the reasons I’ve never bothered to write much holiday-themed content. Early on in my weblogging career, I might have penned a Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas-related piece, but only if I was feeling particularly festive or there […]
Understanding Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is the ability to understand why you make the questionable choices you do, like reaching for that extra slice of pizza when you know damn well your stomach is already regretting the first three. Part of it is about knowing your triggers — those delightful little landmines that life so generously scatters in your […]