Navigating a world where feelings didn’t matter and a world where feelings increasingly did matter.
Why Megalomanic Delusional Thoughts Are Becoming My Biggest Motivator
The realization that I, too, deserve to be in the ring and arena.
The realization that I, too, deserve to be in the ring and arena.
I’m Ashamed That I Like Country Music
How our musical tastes, politics, and identities can diverge.
How our musical tastes, politics, and identities can diverge.
The Chronic Absenteeism Crisis Is More Complicated Than We Think
A teacher’s perspective on the attendance crisis from the frontlines.
A teacher’s perspective on the attendance crisis from the frontlines.
Doing All the Work in the Group Project
There’s a part of me that wants to feel important, essential, and irreplaceable.
There’s a part of me that wants to feel important, essential, and irreplaceable.
What Will Happen if I Stop Moving Forward?
Staying busy all the time is an escape from dealing with unpleasant and difficult emotions.
Staying busy all the time is an escape from dealing with unpleasant and difficult emotions.
How a Racist, Antisemitic A.I. Deepfake Recording Rocked My Community
This Kafkaesque episode foreshadows a future where anyone can use A.I. for malicious purposes.
This Kafkaesque episode foreshadows a future where anyone can use A.I. for malicious purposes.
Am I Too Competitive Because I’m Asian?
I’ve always wondered whether it was because of my genetics or cultural upbringing.
I’ve always wondered whether it was because of my genetics or cultural upbringing.
The Untold Story Behind the Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore
Immigrants do the jobs other people don’t want to do.
Immigrants do the jobs other people don’t want to do.
Facebook Shows Me Cringey Posts I Made 15 Years Ago — It Taught Me a Lot About Myself
There were deeper struggles under the surface.
There were deeper struggles under the surface.
Confessions of a Horrible Middle Manager
As an enabler, if the work isn’t done or isn’t good enough, I just do it.
As an enabler, if the work isn’t done or isn’t good enough, I just do it.
How I Went From a B Student to an A Student in Law School
Being prepared > being smart.
Being prepared > being smart.
I Spent My Whole Life Around Smokers — Here’s Why I Don’t Judge Them
Many of us have deeply salient relationships with cigarettes.
Many of us have deeply salient relationships with cigarettes.
Can We Have a New Middle Ground for Standardized Tests?
Not the end-all-be-all, and not a total enemy of diversity.
Not the end-all-be-all, and not a total enemy of diversity.
The Complicated Danger of Walking and Driving in America
Infrastructure reform undoubtedly needs to happen, but until it does, only we can protect ourselves and each other.
Infrastructure reform undoubtedly needs to happen, but until it does, only we can protect ourselves and each other.
The Embrace of Sports Gambling Has Gone Too Far
Why young men, like myself, are particularly susceptible to sports gambling addiction.
Why young men, like myself, are particularly susceptible to sports gambling addiction.