My Essays

Although I publish regularly to my newsletter, here are a selection of my bigger essays that I occasionally update.

I’ll notify people through the newsletter when one of these is updated! Thanks for reading my weird thoughts. Also, you look nice today.

Rules to Live By

The Spotlight Rule: Great news, nobody cares about you

Boundaries: How to Prevent Burnout

The “Yes, And” Rule: In defense of Nuance

Ulysses Pacts: Give up on yourself to win

The Comparison Game

Big Essays on Big Topics

Hope: How to Have Hope in a Hopeless Place

How to Ask For Help When You Hate Asking For Help

Wabi Sabi: A Japanese Philosophy that Changed My Life

Navigating Devastation: Acceptance over Toxic Positivity

Mental Health: My Experience with Therapy

How to survive in Modern Society

5 Steps to Not Go Crazy on the Internet

You Are A Receiver of Memory. It May Destroy You