Emerson's Beautiful Angst
Go and school your pride and thaw your icy benevolence, and nurse somewhere in your soul a spark of pure and heroic enthusiasm...
The Lever Pulling Trap of Developing Countries
2022-08-14 •
economics
governance
The importance of learning rather than operating.
when you can't find a song that speaks for you
2022-08-10 •
life
self expression as essential hygiene.
Prayers 1
2022-08-01 •
spirituality
I enjoy reading the prayers and diaries of others, I thought I would share some of my own recent ones.
How To Grow A Nation
2022-05-14 •
economics
governance
Exploring How Asia Works and good industrial policy.
the guilt of not doing enough
2022-03-29 •
life
spirituality
can you rationally plan your usefulness?
Some Satire
2021-12-05 •
fiction
I feel like I need to get this out before I can move on to more serious topics
third eye multi-core brain gain
2021-09-01 •
life
spirituality
When I first started getting spiritual, I watched all these Youtube monk videos telling me 'be the silent witness', 'you are not the doer', 'thou art that', etc etc etc. Intellectually, I got it, but nothing really changed.
rant on public school english class
In this five paragraph essay, I will argue that the english common core turns kids into "asserters" rather than thinkers, homogonizes writing into bland content marketing, and destroys the inherent joy in reading, especially of the classics.
Interview with The Drongo
2021-01-27 •
health
spirituality
Ayurveda, magical mantras, and how I approach belief and skepticism.
A Guide to the U.S.-China Trade Situation
I've tried to narrate an enjoyable overview of the current US-China trade situation in the form of a story, intended for the casuals who don't want to comb through dry academic papers and textbooks.
RISE AND GRIND BITCH
HOW NO FAP AND COLD SHOWERS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!!
Love, breath, pollen allergies
2020-05-08 •
life
spirituality
Melting into discomfort, uniting with whatever life gives you.
I don't believe in gravity
2020-04-19 •
philosophy
health
The limits of scientific proof, defense of energy medicine, internalizing belief as a spectrum.
i don't know if editing is good or not
2019-11-07 •
writing
about the relation between language and feeling, about 90% of writing being revising sounding dreary, and about kerouac vs hemingway
Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson, Discussion and Review
There are an infinite number of signals in the world. We create our reality by paying attention to a subset of these. By picking what signals you pay attention to, by picking your "reality tunnel", you can create the world you want.
The Time I Crawled Around A Strangers Apartment Meowing
2019-10-17 •
life
The gaze of those you know fixes you in the role you play for them and my friends generally don't expect me to crawl around the floor meowing.
Learning To Ask
2019-10-05 •
life
Never asking for help subtly reinforced a sense of separateness from society, narrowing the scope of my love, involvement, and responsibility.
My UTCS Blog Posts
2018-08-31 •
Here are all the posts I've wrote while blogging for UT, loosely categorized.
Absurd Experiences
2016-07-03 •
life
philosophy
*hints blunt* i feel like there's just, like, no point to anything, you know