Published inIcarus Unbound·PinnedMember-onlyYour Career Isn’t EnoughFinally admitting I don’t have a career plan has made me uneasy. But it’s also been liberating. While talking to a clerk at the gym I go to, we eventually got to the topic of my college major. After telling her I was studying computer science, she inquired what I…Careers4 min readCareers4 min read
PinnedThis Is ItWhile it’s been months since I last posted on my week-daily ideas, I miss it. I’m grateful for the work I have put into it in the past, and I want to return with an idea that I am working hard to internalize. Namely, that this is it. I heard…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
6 hours agoMember-onlyHow to StartThere is no period in a human’s life that they waste more time than when they are planning to start. In writing this piece, procrastination seems like the wrong word for it. It denotes that you want to start, know you should start, maybe even know how to start, but…Goals3 min readGoals3 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyCreating Faith in MyselfIt would really hurt. But I’d be ok. Time and time again in life, we are struck with hardship. You or a family member gets sick, you lose your job, you experience an emergency outside of your control. This happens. …Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyStoicism isn’t a Cure-All (But It Can Help)When I was younger, I was deeply involved with the Stoics. The words of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus provided me with both a destination and a map for living my best life. …Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
Sep 14Member-onlyHow to Get the Career You Want“I want to be an astronaut!” As kids, we threw around these claims about who we want to be and when we want to be it. Without regards to our why or our how, we would change our ideas for the future every couple of weeks, never seeing the inconsistency…Careers5 min readCareers5 min read
Sep 11Member-onlyHow We Make FriendsI created a model for friend-making in the first few weeks of college. It was a cycle — to be began and ended when it felt right. At first, you’re divergent. You meet as many new people as possible. You keep an open mind. You reserve most judgement. You simply…Friendship3 min readFriendship3 min read
Sep 6Member-onlyA Time to ActI’ve had an accountability problem. In my mid-teens, I was highly conscientious. When I set a goal, I’d stick to it, never taking time to deviate. …Goals2 min readGoals2 min read
Sep 4Member-onlyYou’ll Never Find Meaning (Create it)In a non-masochistic way, suffering is the best thing to happen to me. Viktor Frankl’s Man Search for Meaning reversed the way I viewed pain. Whereas it was once something to be avoided, it was now something to accept and glean meaning from. …Purpose3 min readPurpose3 min read
Sep 2Member-onlyHow to Overcome Career AnxietyCareer anxiety often leaves me standing still. I don’t know what I want to do with my career. And I feel lazy for experimenting. This summer, I left the US. For 90 days, I said farewell to the culture I’ve known for almost two decades and dove headfirst into a…Careers4 min readCareers4 min read
