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I write about belief, empathy, work, politics, and what it actually means to stay kind and curious.
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The Stoic Guide to Counting Your Bodily Functions Before You Die

The ancient Stoics wrote books on courage, discipline, and impermanence.
What they did not do — tragically — was ask:

“Over the course of my mortal journey, will I blink more times than I breathe, or fart more times than I cry?”

Honestly, if Seneca had written that chapter, I would’ve paid a lot more attention in philosophy class.

Billionaires, Solidarity, and Why We Forgot We’re All on the Same Team

I’ve been thinking about why America glorifies billionaires while calling working people 'takers.' And the answer isn’t pretty: we stopped seeing each other as one community. Meanwhile, the countries actually doing well decided everyone counts. I wrote about it — because I think we’re overdue for a society that wins together.

Pandemic Puppy

I named him Stout later—not just because of his color, but because he was sturdy, solid, something I could lean on without fear of breaking him.

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How GPT and I Tried to Fix College Football

And before I knew it, GPT and I were redrawing the entire structure of college football, two people with zero authority and absolutely no chill.

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Borders: The World’s Longest-Running Inside Joke

“Everyone born in this giant shape?
US.
Everyone born in that giant shape?
THEM.
And we will now organize all of society around this.”