book Remembering James Carse James Carse, the author of Finite and Infinite Games, passed away last week. I want to remember his legacy by revisiting his book and the impact it had on us. I have three
meaning How to Live a Meaningful Life "We are too late for gods and too early for being." —HeideggerThe modern world is in a meaning crisis. "Traditional" sources of meaning (religion) are being rejected, but there's nothing to take their
personal Reflecting On Grief: The Death of My Mom, George Floyd, and COVID My mom passed away two weeks ago after a 10-year journey with Alzheimer's. I'm sad. Looking at her face makes me cry. I'm also sad about COVID deaths and George Floyd's homicide. (Indeed,
personal Personal Wednesday: Using "I Am" Statements to Make Your Identity Large In general, it's powerful to keep your identity small. But it's also helpful to have a clear sense of self identity. To achieve this, I've started a simple but powerful habit: "I am.
personal Personal Wednesdays: Understanding The Process of Therapy I'm a huge fan of therapy (if you haven't done it yet, you really need to try it!). Thus far, here's my most succinct explanation of it (and its benefits). Therapy is a
personal Personal Wednesdays: I'm Excited to Hang Out with My Dad This Friday This is a bit different than my traditional "Personal Wednesday" post, where I talk about things like emotional frameworks or my own vulnerabilities. Today, I just want to note something that has been
personal Personal Wednesday: My "How to Work With Me" Manual (as API) + Thoughts on Big 5 I'm a big fan of: Making internal docs publicly transparentThinking of humanity as a set of agents/nodes in an evolutionary gameThe How To Work With Me (HTWWM) manual (1, 2)Therefore, I'm
personal Personal Wednesday: Categorizing Needs I'm a big fan of nonviolent communication (NVC). For me, one of the most difficult parts of the practice is understanding our human needs. There are a variety of frameworks that break these
personal Personal Wednesdays: Attachment vs. Non-attachment (Stoicism, Buddhism) I've recently been working through a difficult tension in relationships. On one side you have "non-attachment". This is generally pushed by Stoicism / Buddhism. The macro idea is that attachment leads to suffering, therefore
personal Personal Wednesdays: Brainstorming Topics Hey everyone! Today is my 1st "theme day" for "Personal Wednesdays". The macro goal here is to set aside some of my writing time to explore "traditionally non-work" ideas (which I'm underindexed on,
