So much of work is just about pretending to be an adult
We want work to be this virtuous, important thing in our lives — but in reality it’s often just a place we go and pretend to be adults. Continue Reading
Life
That last normal day
When you think the shit has completely hit the fan for you, the reality is usually that it’s just the beginning of something else. Continue Reading
Lent 2020: Quit drinking, go to AA meetings more
An effort to consistently be the best person I can, well, consistently be — in a couple of parts. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 14: Your 20s are a hot mess, but it’s better by your 40s!
There’s actually 12 minutes cut out of this podcast where we discuss e-mail etiquette and Trump vs. hurricanes. It was that fun to talk! Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 13: Are you the average of the five people you spend the most time with?
A discussion about your 20s vs. your 30s, mindset, mental toughness, legacy, and sociological theories. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 10: Why does work distract us from what really matters?
Work at 24 is actually kind of vaguely exciting and interesting. Work at 34? Uh, not nearly as much. Let’s discuss this more. Continue Reading
Crawling towards 39, mostly pathetic, and trying to get to a place I’m proud of
I’m largely a failure as I near the end of my 30s, and I need to own that and start the process of doing better. Continue Reading
The April of my discontent
An oral history of how I fucked up the end of a relationship and started to figure the rest out afterwards. Continue Reading