W R I T I N G
To embrace uncertainty and live with clarity
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Speak your latent conviction." And I said, "Copy that." Here are my latent convictions made manifest.
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2023
Save Civil Discourse
Save Civil Discourse
We’re optimized for viral moments, not compelling arguments.
14-min read
Logical
Introducing: Promethean Barbie
Introducing: Promethean Barbie
Do we deserve the gift of fire?
13-min read
Meta
Courtship with the Moon Incarnate
Courtship with the Moon Incarnate
I am human because I dream. I dream because I am human.
3-min read
Lyrical
Seasons and Stagnation
Seasons and Stagnation
Make like Nature, and grow.
3-min read
Logical
The Community of Kansas City
The Community of Kansas City
Giving you a sense of barbecue-baseball bliss
12-min read
Lyrical
Words Made Flesh
Words Made Flesh
Time-traveling to the present moment
2-min read
Meta
A Day Is a Life
A Day Is a Life
Set your sights on the horizon, and sail toward fulfillment.
2-min read
Logical
Get Schooled: The Ultimate Guide to Michael Dean
Get Schooled: The Ultimate Guide to Michael Dean
Insights and essays from a sage of the craft
9-min read
Meta
To Two Binary Stars
To Two Binary Stars
You can achieve monogamy and autonomy.
4-min read
Lyrical
Revisit, Revise, Republish
Revisit, Revise, Republish
Resurrect your best ideas.
5-min read
Meta
Sober: 23 Years and Counting
Sober: 23 Years and Counting
The full answer to a frequently asked question
6-min read
Logical
Religion Contra Dogma
Religion Contra Dogma
Faith and skepticism are compatible.
7-min read
Logical
Beyond Comprehension
Beyond Comprehension
Smell, taste, and feel what you read.
3-min read
Meta
Imitation Mountains
Imitation Mountains
Nature may shatter your standard of beauty.
3-min read
Lyrical
Harmony Among the Light and Heavy
Harmony Among the Light and Heavy
Ground freedom in meaning, and laugh in the face of fate.
7-min read
Logical
2022
10 (Ir)refutable Laws of Online Writing
10 (Ir)refutable Laws of Online Writing
Either satire or a summary of the Internet’s best writing advice
4-min read
Meta
Our Screwed-Up Sense of Presence
Our Screwed-Up Sense of Presence
All the information we consume is packaged as entertainment.
5-min read
Logical
Thus Spoke the Daniels
Thus Spoke the Daniels
We have the the freedom to decide what matters.
8-min read
Meta
The Sanctity of the Rose Reading Room
The Sanctity of the Rose Reading Room
Silence is scarce in the city.
3-min read
Lyrical
Get Going! (But for the Going, Not the Getting)
Get Going! (But for the Going, Not the Getting)
In moments of stillness, you’ll find beauty.
4-min read
Lyrical
Sisyphus in the Sunshine
Sisyphus in the Sunshine
All relationships are ‘doomed’ because everything ends.
14-min read
Meta
Intersections and Detours
Intersections and Detours
Don’t make detours. Embrace ephemerality.
4-min read
Logical
2021
Returning to Civil Discourse
Returning to Civil Discourse
The path to unity starts with commonplace humility.
9-min read
Logical
The Story of My First Fiction
The Story of My First Fiction
Fiction offers a whole new medium for introspection.
6-min read
Meta
The Bystander's Fallacy
The Bystander's Fallacy
“Someone ought to intervene, but it doesn’t have to be me.”
10-min read
Logical
Cameron Frye, You're My Hero
Cameron Frye, You're My Hero
On his day off, Cameron reclaims his life and takes a stand.
9-min read
Meta
Approach and Aversion: How to Handle Desire
Approach and Aversion: How to Handle Desire
Maintain moderation, align your desires, and approach the good.
8-min read
Logical
Face the Music: My Leadership Philosophy
Face the Music: My Leadership Philosophy
Leading means taking a place in front of others.
6-min read
Logical
How and When to Override Negativity Bias
How and When to Override Negativity Bias
5-min read
Logical
PEMDAS and the Categorical Imperative
PEMDAS and the Categorical Imperative
12-min read
Logical
2020
A Reason to Act
A Reason to Act
We think behind and beyond what we experience.
5-min read
Logical
Where is the Greenest Grass?
Where is the Greenest Grass?
You may find that your own lawn is the best spot on the block.
5-min read
Logical
The Golden Rule: An Adaptation
The Golden Rule: An Adaptation
3-min read
Logical
The Only Necessary Conflict
The Only Necessary Conflict
Trauma isn’t the only path to personal development.
5-min read
Meta
On Entropy
On Entropy
Understand entropy, start accepting change.
3-min read
Logical
A Lack of Civil Discourse
A Lack of Civil Discourse
We’re intolerant of our intellectual opponents.
4-min read
Lyrical
Introspection in Isolation
Introspection in Isolation
4-min read
Meta
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