“We live in a machine that is designed to get us to neglect what’s important about life.”

Depression and anxiety come from how we think we’re supposed to live vs. how we really should. Continue Reading

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Texas, Year 7: Reinvention and cancellation

A pivot year, perhaps. Plus: bought a house, got married. Continue Reading

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The peril of the check box lifestyle

A ring, a baby, or a threesome. Continue Reading

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People do want to feel as if they matter

Just try to make others feel this way. Continue Reading

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At what point is it OK to give up on certain jobs and people?

You’re not supposed to quit or walk on certain topics, but ya know what? Sometimes it’s OK to. Continue Reading

Ever stop and think how weird and winding life is? Or: the 2007 Big East Tournament story.

Two mid-20something idiots at an Irish dive bar, and the paths it took. Continue Reading

At some point, I needed to stop day drinking. Think maybe I’ve hit that moment…

Hernia surgeries and taco recommendations somehow come together here. Continue Reading

The power and the peril of unled lives

1,000,000,000 possibilities for your existence, plus Sunday night margaritas. Continue Reading