Same Water, Different States
Water is one of the most common substances on earth, and it’s one of the most dynamic.
Personal blog
Reflections on life, people, culture and faith.
Nature First, Then Reason
Most people like to believe they act based on reason. They will give you carefully worded justifications, moral frameworks, or logical explanations for their actions.
Knowledge Is Not Enough
Many people are knowledgeable. Some are even brilliant. But the most critical missing piece is wisdom.
The Tyranny of Numbers
There’s a troubling shift happening in our world, a silent transition that’s already becoming the norm. We’ve slowly but surely replaced depth with volume, substance with…
Why Did I Do It?
I was heading to the elevator on the ground floor, and just as I got there, I noticed a colleague a few steps away. Only one of the three elevators was available, the…
Do you know if you are mad?
One of the biggest puzzles about madness is that mad people usually don’t know they are mad. They’re in their own world, doing their own thing with full confidence. No…
Cho Cho Cho: Loud Voices, Empty Hands
Funny how the loudest people in the room are usually the ones doing the least. They always have something to say, about how things should be done, who’s failing, what…
Be Mindful of How You Advise Others
Advice is a powerful thing. It can uplift, encourage, and redirect someone on a better path. But it can also wound, alienate, and deepen a person’s sense of struggle…
The Deceptive Illusion of Self
The idea of self is one of the most misunderstood concepts today. There's a subtle but dangerous illusion many people carry, the belief that they are different, special…