Pessimism is for cowards. Okay maybe that’s a bit harsh, but I truly believe that pessimism is often the easy way out. I have always been an optimistic person. Perhaps that is driven by my overall life being objectively pretty easy. Being a middle class white guy in the richest…

Taylor Swift has a way of putting words to feelings you knew you had but never knew how to express. She performs this magic in the song “Cornelia Street” from her album Lover. In this song she describes the street in West Village she used to live on with her…

I struggle daily with Imposter Syndrome. I feel like I am often simply faking competency and it’s only days/weeks/months before people discover. I suspect it is mainly a product of surrounding myself with brilliant, talented friends and perhaps incorrectly attributing any supposed success I’ve had so far in life to…

One of the most exciting moments in sports occurs when an athlete is performing a “Heat Check”. Heat Checks typically occur when an athlete is on a roll and attempts a shot, move, or pass out of the ordinary rhythm of the game to test their luck. …

The concept of value has never been in more heavily called into question. …