One way to figure out which challenges (of all possible challenges) are worth pursuing is to gauge how difficult they are to perform, how desirable they are in terms of outcome, and how satisfying the process of attempting them might…
It’s an interesting time to be alive. I think that’s true both in the curse (“may you live in interesting times”) sense of the phrase, but also in the sense that there’s plenty to be interested in and excited about,…
Novelty can be fun and refreshing; new home, new job, new relationships, new clothes or classes or whatever else. Introducing different variables into our lives in the right way can serve as a self-instigated milestone from which we can kick-off…
I’ve recently segued into a new life season that’s defined by enthusiastic experimentation. This follows a period more focused on reassessment, refurbishment, and reinforcement. I’m familiar with this sort of transition (from previous phases of the same), so I’m aware (at least…
I probably use my laptop, a 2021 MacBook Pro, more than any other tool I own. It enables and amplifies my efforts in countless ways, and as a consequence I consider the few thousands dollars I paid for it to…
Some of the most incredible creative output of the past ten years (and arguably before that, too) has been created in support of video games and similar cultural artifacts; if you ever need aesthetic inspiration, google around for concept art,…
It’s impossible to know what a future version of ourselves will want, need, and prioritize. But we make assumptions about our future selves (and the world they occupy) all the time. Unfortunately, many of these assumptions are knee-jerk and superficial,…
One way of thinking about being a conscious, cognitively capable being is through the lens of agency. In this context, “agency” refers to our capacity to take action and implement change, usually to our environments, and usually purposefully—but also internally…
It’s not a bad idea to know how to take a punch. I don’t mean that in the literal, someone punching you in the face sense (though that’s arguably valuable, too), but rather in the sense of getting hit with…
One of my primary aims in life, since I’ve been old enough to think about such things, has been increasing my range of options: upping the level of freedom I enjoy, basically. That can mean a lot of things, and…