Thoughtful reflections for a noisy world.
Store
Critical Thinking: The Art of Self-Reflection
A guided exploration designed to sharpen your thinking. Learn to recognize mental habits as they form, interrupt reactive patterns, and develop clearer, more deliberate judgment over time.
Newsletter
Join the Quiet Frontier Newsletter
Quiet Frontier is growing, and you’re welcome to be part of it from the beginning.
Recent Writing
Theater of Righteousness
When moral performance masquerades as moral substance, outrage overshadows resolution. This article explores the inherent dangers that appear when morality becomes theater.
Bias, Blame, and Outrage Culture: Why Reflection Matters More Than Being Right
People tend to rely on heuristics and automatic processing in order to navigate daily life with speed and efficiency. This tendency fuels the cultural shift toward outrage and moral performance.
Devil's Tower
A side-journey during a cross-country trip leads to a chance encounter that has never been forgotten.
When Rest Works Harder
There’s a reason dogs are our best friends. They often speak to us about the things we really need to hear. We just need to listen.
Between the Shouting and The Silence
In a 2023 Pew Research Center survey, 61% of Americans reported feeling stressed when talking to people with opposing political views. That figure alone paints a grim picture of our national dialogue. Faced with discomfort, most people retreat to one of two instinctual responses: confrontation or avoidance. And so, our politics divide.
On one end, we have the loud and combative. The are quick to vilify anyone who challenges their tribe. On the other, the silent and withdrawn. They keep their beliefs close and their conversations safer still.
Working Through Boundary Challenges
When boundaries are first set, there’s usually pushback that can lead to second-guessing and feelings of self-doubt. In reality, boundaries preserve good relationships.
Setting Boundaries That Work
Setting boundaries is not a selfish act. Boundaries aren’t about keeping people out. They are about letting them know how to stay in your life in a healthy way.
The Last Run
One journey’s ending leads to the start of a new journey of discovery.
Beyond Protest: The Purposeful Path of Non-Conformity
Non-comformity without purpose or reflection becomes dissent without understanding, and to conformity without agency.
Why the Law of Attraction Has It Backwards
Thinking positively does not bend reality, but it does empower the thinker to make meaningful changes.