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Recent Writing and Videos
The Five Pound Bag Problem
When life becomes exhausting, convenience can feel like freedom. But what happens when the systems designed to make our lives easier begin shaping the choices we make, the things we value, and even the people we want to become?
The Life You Didn't Plan: Chance, Choice, and the Power of Values
In this video, I share the story of how I met my longtime best friend, Cindy, and reflect on what that experience has taught me about personal agency, relationships, uncertainty, and living according to our values.
The Guilt Trap: Why Setting Boundaries Feels Like a Crime
Why expectations and established relationship patterns make boundaries uncomfortable: How gratitude can turn into a sense of obligation: The difference between causing harm and disappointing someone: Why over-explaining, apologizing, and giving in can undermine your boundaries: How to tolerate guilt without allowing it to dictate your decisions
Exhaustion and Gratitude: A Moment of Reflection
What began as a place to explore ideas has become something much more meaningful to me. Not because of the numbers, but because of the conversations and connections those ideas have inspired.
When Being Good Gives Us Permission to Be Bad
This video explores the psychological concept of moral licensing, or the “virtue trap.” Moral licensing occurs when we treat good behavior almost like a form of credit, and let past virtues excuse future lapses in judgment.
The Internal Narrative That Keeps You Stuck
Are the internal critic, limiting beliefs and negative self talk keeping you stuck? Your internal narrative can drive self sabotage, but it can also be rewritten.
Original Music for an Autumn Night
I’ve always loved the fall season, and Halloween in particular. Lately, I found myself wanting to spend some time composing rather than writing or talking, so I decided to follow that impulse and see where it led.
When Certainty Becomes a Liability
This video examines the psychological costs of certainty-seeking and how embracing strategic doubt promote intellectual humility lead to deeper understanding.
When Motivation Fails: Build Momentum Instead
Learn how to build lasting momentum and master productivity by relying on mechanical habits for sustainable progress rather than on fleeting motivation. Discover why losing interest might actually be a signal to upgrade your personal systems.
What Do We Really Pay For? Health Care Beyond Politics
This article argues that the term “health care” has lost its meaning by becoming a blanket for administrative efficiency, and it calls for redefining care as sustained relational attention to restore human connection in medical systems.