Why I Believe in Infinite Realities
Do you ever get the sense that life is one big, elaborate sitcom? Are you just waiting for the laugh track to kick in so that you know at least someone else is in on this joke we call life? If you’re like me, you might find yourself pondering the absurdity of existence at 3 […]
Why I Hate the Monotony of Spaced Repetition Learning
You may not have heard of “spaced repetition learning,” but quite likely you’ve been the unwitting victim of it. It’s the educational equivalent of being force-fed the same soggy cereal every morning until you can recite the ingredients list in your sleep. For those unfamiliar with how this insidious method is structured, I’ll break it […]
True Beauty and the Art of Sarcastic Confidence
Today, I’d like to write about beauty. I don’t mean the airbrushed kind that’s plastered all over your Instagram feed. I mean the kind that gets you out of bed in the morning without needing to drown yourself in a sea of overpriced beauty products. The kind of true beauty I’m thinking of involves three […]
The Postmodern Content Creator Economy
In the twenty-first century, the life of a content creator is one in which every waking moment is a calculated attempt to appease the ever-hungry beast known as the algorithm. What a time to be alive! Forget about the tortured artist starving for their craft; now, we have the hustler, fueled by energy drinks, furiously […]
The Whacky World of Inflation and Cost of Living
We’re living in a time where the cost of living is skyrocketing like a renegade balloon that’s slipped from a toddler’s grasp—only this balloon has no intention of coming back down. Instead, it’s floating up, up, and away, dragging our wallets and sanity along for the ride. Inflation and the cost of living have decided […]
The Nature of Internal Monologues
My life is a tale of what could have been and should have been, had I not lacked the insights of two more decades on this earth. Perhaps I gave in just as too many great minds have, settling for something less without probable cause. Now, armed with only a humble weblog and a curious […]
To Be Great, You Must Want to Know the Truth
When I was growing up, I was often told I had “potential.” My teachers, relatives, and even random neighbors who saw me lugging around stacks of books too big for my scrawny arms would nod approvingly and tell me, “You’re going places.” Of course, they never specified where I was going—just that I was going. […]
Leveling Up at the Game of Life, Writing, and Other Trivial Pursuits
There’s something disturbingly satisfying about turning life into a game. Slapping a shiny label on the monotonous grind of daily existence, like “gamification,” makes it all feel a bit more palatable. Setting goals becomes like gathering ridiculous little badges or leveling up in some virtual fantasy. Except in real life (IRL, if you will) instead […]
The Necessity of Play
In the early days of my literary escapades—when I still thought that tearing through classic novels like some Adderall-fueled word junkie was a good idea—I stumbled upon a rather curious theme. It seemed that every other story involving children had the poor souls trapped in a web of strict agendas, meticulously designed by adults who […]