I'm very excited to see Tim Urban resurface with his new book on what ails us as a society. I haven't even finished the book yet, but I couldn't wait to share it. If you were a fan of Wait
Ben Edwards
I enjoy working at startups, hiking, gaming, drinking beer, and I write sporadically here. Jena and I, have adopted 2 dogs, 2 cats, and moved 9 times (Minneapolis > DC > San Francisco > Washington)
Friendship
The following is a poem by David Whyte as included in his latest book: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words [https://www.amazon.com/Consolations-Nourishment-Underlying-Meaning-Everyday/dp/1932887342] as presented on a recent Sam Harris podcast [https://samharris.
Republic of Lies
There will be much made of the current attempt to undermine our very democracy in the yers to come. What has to come first is figuring out a way to make this a country for all again, with shared ideals and shared truths.
No, liberals don't want to take your freedom and conservatives don't hate poor people*
What we didn't need now was more reasons to be wary of each other. * While most conservatives don't hate poor people, it seems they continue to elect people who, at the very least, don't care about them. I want to
改善
Some time ago I appended a pair of characters to the end of my twitter bio [https://twitter.com/alttext]. They paired well with where I was at that time and how I was beginning to feel about my life.
Practice makes...better
The goal of mindfulness meditation is to simply be aware of how things already are. It can greatly improve your life and you don't need anything to get started.