Sorry, Joe Rogan doesn’t count. — The point of this story is to share some very sophisticated, yet very down-to-earth intellectuals. All of them are popular speakers — some are devout scholars, others are simply authors. Combined, they have Ph.D.’s in neuroscience, clinical psychology, computer engineering, and more. These men have greatly improved my thinking, my…

January 19th, 2022 (10:08pm) — Journal Entry #4 Night. It’s 2022. I feel different. I have not smoked for 12 days. I’ve done some pretty crude things to get high. I’ve stolen from friends. I’ve gone searching in the mud and rain for a roach. I’m willing to drive over an hour. I just think about the grip…

January 17th, 2022 (11:46pm) — The concept is simple: I’m going back to share, analyze, and critique the most authentic personal narrative known to man… his own journal. Journal Entry #3 Am I doing what feels meaningful? Do the things I do have any meaning? 10 days passed. Each day I’ve enjoyed the thought of each day ending. This…

The 4 most useful product features I found after 365 days. — It’s been a year since I got the Apple Watch for Christmas. I was anti-smart-watch for a long time. I didn’t want the extra distraction on my wrist. I liked the simplicity of my basic little $22 F91W Casio (that could only tell time and stopwatch). Nevertheless, here’s the 4…

A brief blueprint for user reciprocity on the platform. — Since the start of 2023, I’ve been more active on Medium than I have in 3 years. It feels like a good place to write again. Here are some things I’ve noticed about success on this platform. How to be a good reader: The best way to attract readers (as a writer) is to become a…

January 3rd, 2022 (10:39am) — Journal Entry #2: This rollercoaster of emotion. I never thought I’d be engaged at 25. So predictable. Life happens. I’ve found a real partner. Yet we have differences, we are not entirely the same. What is inside, me? What is there to say. There is only matter to notice. Sentences. Words. Just words…

January 2nd, 2022 (4:51pm) — Journal Entry #1: I’m engaged. To Aja. We’ve already had two bad “fights.” Arguments. I can’t help but question if we’ve made the wrong choices. At this point, we are so far in. I don’t necessarily even want otherwise, but this feels like a deliberate decision I’ve made. An altercation to my life…

Why I’m starting this series and how you’re involved. — How it works This is a new series I’m starting for the duration of 2023. The concept is simple: I’m going back to share, analyze, and critique the most authentic personal narrative known to man… his own journal. Every week, I plan to share real, raw, unedited journal entries I wrote over the…