I'm writing a book. Here's a teaser:

Can anyone experience excitement or wonder without spending hundreds of dollars traveling the world?

After a few months of tweaking my mindset, I think so.

Here are three simple ways anyone can turn their life into an adventure:

With all these negative headlines, I thought I would share some highlights.

Here are just a few:

If you were to ask me what it feels like to watch this movie, what I would best compare it to is like driving in a horrific motor accident.

It’s ugly, frequently morbid, and ultimately induces stress. And yet, you can’t stop yourself and just stare at the whole thing as you pass by.

In the same way books or movies have this ability to provide narratives in people's lives, I believe sports accomplish this very same thing; letting us belong to other realities outside of standard everyday life.

Think about it.

After scouring the internet for different trackers, I think I may have just found something really special, and it's because this one takes advantage of a concept called gamification.

Learn to effectively find, craft, and tell better stories in public. From starting your narrative to adding the perfect stakes, Storyworthy gives the peak behind the curtain on all the ways writers hook/scare/excite or depress you.

In all seriousness, after the first “real” week of python, I have some thoughts.

“And what's psychology got to do with CS?” you may ask. I don’t know either, but I always like experimenting so I thought I’d take a crack at this.

Here are some insights after week one:

Until a year ago, one of the few books I had finished was The Giver. As of early 2023, I've run through 40 novels.

Three things changed my approach: a product, service, and habit.

In this novel Huxley depicts a bleak dystopian future. One where babies are manufactured from bottles, movies feel so real they touch you, and humans are conditioned into a class and role from birth. Throughout the story we follow a few characters wandering around this brave new world.

With many negative headlines, I thought I would share some highlights. Here are just a few:

I’ve been reflecting a lot on this story, and what it means to be a leader. It inspired me to write down some lessons I learned. This is the word professionals love, so I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring with a few ideas.

Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another high school. He decides to run away from home, at the young age of seventeen, getting lost in New York. The book follows his journey of reflection as he runs into old friends, new ones, and trouble.

This is the story behind the origins of modern-day virtual reality. It follows the 19-year-old kid, Palmer Luckey, who grew his experiments from a tiny RV into a multimillion-dollar industry.

In this essay, I'll outline three key issues plaguing Virtual Reality, and offer some solutions businesses can take to save it.

How do trends start? What causes some behaviors/products/ideas to stick, while others fall into obscurity? Who or what plays the biggest role in news spreading through word of mouth? In The Tipping Point, Gladwell explores the single moment and factors that contribute to the spread of ideas.

Learn the secret of creativity, restructure how writing works, and grow your online presence. In these two mini publications, Kleon reimagines the way artists should create digitally; sharing countless anecdotes and lessons he has accumulated over the last decade of writing online.

Two “friends'', Poppy and Alex, have been going on yearly summer trips to exotic locations around the world. Some time in between these ten years of traveling, they had a falling out. That is, until now. Poppy invites Alex to one last trip, attempting to rekindle what they had for the last decade.

An extraordinarily looking young man, Dorian Gray, enjoys a simple life of studying philosophy, attending social gatherings, and having his picture painted. That is until one day a stranger, Lord Henry, tells him a new perspective on life. This single little parasite of knowledge slowly rots Dorian’s character. He suddenly begins to commit all sorts of heinous acts, his picture gradually tarnishing like his soul.

A world famous writer, Paul Sheldon, is kidnapped by his greatest fan (Annie Wilkes). Paul is held captive in her home and forced to write another novel continuing his renowned Misery series. He faces excruciating torture and torment, while also crafting “the best work he’s ever made.”