Mostly, it feels like my body is wearing an invisible suit of armor, that, depending on the day, ranges in weight from 25 pounds to 100 pounds, making my limbs feel heavy and weak. When I stand, every signal in my body compels me to find support by leaning, sitting, or laying down. On more […]
Yesterday, I timeboxed 45 minutes to write down every single rule of good social skills I could come up with, wrote a tweet thread, then it went somewhat viral! Here’s the list in article format, with slight editing for feedback: I’ve long found pop literature on social skills to be subpar and have long been
Large apartment buildings are a paradox of potential: a bunch of people live in extremely close proximity, but often completely closed off from one another. What could be a perfect setup for community, connection, and mutual aid often ends up being awkward greetings in the elevator and hurried head nods in the foyer as everyone
I’ve been helping a friend evaluate a list of business ideas. At first glance, all of the ideas sounded viable, so to dive in further, I wanted a framework that we could use to differentiate between each idea based on key metrics and eventually choose one to work with. I did some research and found
There’s no need to spend a bunch of time restating the obvious: it is not possible to use the stock version of any social media experience in a healthy way. The only healthy way to use social media involves you battling it constantly for your attention. Many have chosen the path of abstinence, deleting profiles
In 2018, I was diagnosed with unipolar mania, a rare form of bipolar disorder where my brain experiences only the positive cycle of the bipolar curve — mania, with little or no depression present on the downswing. If you’ve followed the Kanye West news stories of late, he’s undergoing a particularly severe and extended episode
The story starts, like all great stories, with a nasal endoscopy. There I was, sitting in an otolaryngologist’s office, complaining of copious mucus, sinus pressure, and occasional headaches. In my state of sickness, I didn’t have the bandwidth to do more research than simply figuring out that this particular doctor was in-network. I figured it
Ed Charrier (second row, orange jacket) was an Austin-based ultimate (frisbee) player in the early 1990s. (Those familiar with contemporary ultimate may recognize the last name in Ed’s niece, Diana Charrier, a national champion and USA Under-24 National Team member). If you’ve played any sort of skill game, you know that there are three types
In 2015, I founded the Bauhaus, a purposefully non-ideological, (semi)intentional living community here in Oakland. I was given the opportunity to write a case study about it for Supernuclear, a new Substack newsletter about community living: Supernuclear Case Study: the story of Bauhaus
Prior to mid-March I had spent the six years I lived in Oakland either playing competitive team sports, going to the gym, or doing some other group outdoor athletic activity. With the shelter-in-place order, everything I knew was taken away. I responded by doing the only thing I could: ride my bike. I had been
