Why I track my personal data

In today's increasingly connected world, many of our activities - from the type of content we consume, sleep habits, to how often we walk, talk, listen to music, and use different applications - leave a digital footprint that can tell us more about ourselves. Our devices are already collecting ...

Flaneur

One of my favorite pastimes is to take long walks. Especially those ones where the primary aim isn’t getting somewhere quickly, but instead to discover things along the way. So, when I learned the meaning of the word Flaneur i was pleased to find an apt label that captured that exact ...

It's Okay to Say No

The combination of ego and a strong desire to keep my word has had me struggle sometimes with people's requests, but one thing i'm learning as an adult is to feel better about saying No. Typically, when I request a favor it involves reading between the lines - any response that's not an eager ...

"In Tongues"

My undergraduate university was a Christian one and this came with a lot of religious activities and rules, but that's not exactly today's tale. In the second semester of my first year there was a week of spiritual emphasis: no classes, lots of church stuff day and night. Unsurprisingly, a lot ...

Vanity Card

Do thoughts need to be profound to be expressed? What if the real gems are just waiting their turn beneath the surface of all the other things our mind wants to get out? 3 days into my 30 day commitment to build a habit by writing daily, there's a clear quality gap between when I'm inspired to ...