August 2025: Palo Alto, Jiu Jitsu, and Other Tidbits

quitting social media, playing in Tahoe, investing for meaning, and alt education

Aug 31 • 

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The High Sierra

the endless pursuit of the beautifully intense

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

How to slow down

a guide to slowing down in a world that won’t

Jul 16 • 

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Speedrunning NYC

what I’ve learned from 9 sublets in 5 years

Jul 12 • 

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May + June 2025: Wandering & Rooting

postcards from Mendocino, NYC, Italy, Asheville, and Palo Alto

Jul 3 • 

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May 2025

Goals Are Good, Actually

how I hit the 1,000 pound club after years of half-assing

May 19 • 

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April 2025: Coffee, Collisions, and Future Visions

life updates and a brain dump of ideas

May 4 • 

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April 2025

On Becoming The Seeker Again

the challenge of integrating money and meaning

Apr 30 • 

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March 2025

March 2025: Seasons

in the midst of some turbulent, yet pivotal few months

Mar 31 • 

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The Ski Haus: A Coliving Experiment

my evolving relationship with skiing and seasonal living

Mar 27 • 

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February 2025: Reunion

traveling for a month in Zhangjiakou, Beijing, Niseko, Tokyo, Hakone, and Kyoto

Mar 10 • 

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February 2025

How AI Could Make Us More Human

three ways to improve AI's impact on human relationships and wellbeing

Feb 26 • 

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