What if we thought of “service” in the context of loneliness?
A soup kitchen vs. reaching out to a friend? (Or both.) Continue Reading
Loneliness
Just text some of your friends periodically. Check in. Be a human being.
It’s not that hard, and it changes lives. Continue Reading
The peril of convenience
We can get a lot of what we want quickly, but what’s the external cost of that? Continue Reading
Do we think stuff like the U.S. Capitol riots should be discussed at work?
There’s a big difference here between “organic” and “mandated.” Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 75: Is it OK for guys to be depressed?
I’m a guy, and I often feel lonely and sad. Is that OK to discuss, however? And we shift society’s views on this? Continue Reading
Loneliness and the rise of the partisan fringe
We often look at fringe groups and think “Gah, they’re crazy!” That’s potentially true. What if they are just lonely and seeking? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 43: Fixing education, male loneliness, and middle school hoops
Two old chums from Teach for America Houston shooting the shit about life, hoops, flipped classrooms, and male loneliness. Continue Reading
Blunder Years, Episode 1: “Existential Adriftness”
A conversation about drinking wine in bathtubs, cricket emojis, Internet friends, and whether your 30s are when you “deserve more.” Continue Reading