Understanding yourself is a fascinating process... but it's also a devastating one. Like many of my fellow Millenials & psychology nerds, the Myers-Briggs and Enneagram have granted me some cool personal insights. Recently, however, the Big Five has superceded them. An atheoretical scientific model of [...]
Alright. Now that COVID has flattened the curve of social skills, it means we’re all on even ground. I finally have a fighting chance. Alright maybe not, since introversion is mostly biological and extroverts will always have the advantage. But COVID finally lifting seems as [...]
For nearly 15 years, I've been talking to men about their lives. I started to notice a pattern common to many, myself included: an eventual disillusionment with institutions, beliefs, subjects, or life itself after a season of zeal or passion. Religious zeal enters a deconstruction [...]
A good ending requires time. What else can we do to make the most of an ending and transition? These practices probably find use in any kind of ending, but I’m thinking of bringing closure to 2019 and the 20-teens as I write this post. [...]
Allow this movie nerd an analogy. Any good ending is like a good end-credits scene. The right timing, the right music… just the right level of nostalgia. Think Transformers with What I’ve Done. The Matrix with Wake Up. Or the Fellowship of the Ring with [...]
Goodbyes suck. Sort of. So why do we say “good” bye? Besides the fact that they're usually on good terms, I think there’s more hidden in the sadness and grief that can come with a parting. In fact, pain means that something special is leaving. I’ve [...]
Options + Entitlement = ...
Turning 30 has felt like a mixed bag. But... variety is the spice of life, isn’t it? And let’s be honest: a lot of life hasn’t gone as expected. My 20’s were tough. Bouts with anxiety and depression. A broken engagement. Add to that feelings [...]
Ever feel like you want to be someone else? Sometimes I wish I was extraverted. Our world is an energetic and social one, and those with the most social energy often have advantages. They tend to have more charisma, tend to get noticed more, and [...]
“whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14) Everyone knows how sucky it feels to be humbled. It almost always begins with entitlement: You think you deserve something, but then it slips from your grasp, or someone else [...]
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