I read 82 books this year, a new record for me. Here are my twenty favorite books of the year.Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDec 31, 20221Dec 31, 20221
We’re All Just Commodities In the Modern EconomyA thought occurred to me as I scrolled my Twitter feed, then clicked on the Candy Crush knock-off game I play too much, and then on a…Nov 1, 20223Nov 1, 20223
Against Perfectionism (or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck-Up)I wrote a new article for Tricycle magazine!Nov 1, 2022Nov 1, 2022
Living With Trauma, a Mindful, Buddhist PerspectiveI’ve been reflecting on trauma with my patients as of late. It’s occurred to me more and more that what is often diagnosed with depression…Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
The Strangeness of Consciousness: Stray Observations from My Morning MeditationA stray observation from my meditation this morning: being alive is really weird.Jun 13, 20221Jun 13, 20221
The World Wants You to Hate Yourself. Here’s How To Fight Back.I had a thought recently: the world wants you to hate yourself. What do I mean by this? I mean the entire society and subsequent economy…Jun 6, 20223Jun 6, 20223
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” and The Arc of Emotional MaturityFirstly, apologies for the lack of posts of late! Momentum is really strange, it snowballs one way or the other. In this case, I had…May 10, 20222May 10, 20222
Ranking The Coen Brothers' FilmographyA little something different for this post… After watching The Tragedy of Macbeth, I decided to watch the Coen Brothers’ entire filmography…Apr 4, 2022Apr 4, 2022
Against Perfectionism Or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck UpPerfectionism is a disease among my patients. People’s inner dialogues these days are unrelenting. The oddity of this all is that the more…Mar 28, 20221Mar 28, 20221
The Weirdness of Writing a First Novel: 4 Musings on the Journey to FinishThe past two weeks I’ve been hard at work on the second draft of my first novel, and I’m in a good rhythm. I’ve been writing from 1000-to…Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022