I’ve often felt out of place in environments that valued conformity over creativity. Although I tried my best to fit in, I ultimately ended up needing to make my own world. But the writer James Baldwin once said, “The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” And Frank Zappa put…
I grew up in an ordinary, middle-class family in Iowa where I attended public schools. Through a stroke of fate, I was critically injured in a head-on collision in my 20s and received insurance money that allowed me to attend the Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago. My fellow classmates were very different from…
Art isn’t just something we look at or create—it’s a force that shapes us, moves us, and reveals truths we might otherwise miss. Its power is subtle yet profound, offering lessons, inspiration, and a connection to something greater than ourselves. Here’s how art transforms our lives: Art Teaches Us How to Resist Forces That Mute…
It’s a myth that complex problems require complex solutions. The more complex we get, the more we’re in our heads. The more time we spend in our heads, the more we’re focusing on the problem and making it worse. Our thinking cycles around, it goes in loops. So when you’re confused or need a solution,…
If we want a new world, we need to learn how to listen to what has life. But what does it mean to listen to what has life? And perhaps even more importantly, what does it mean to say something is alive? To me, what is alive sparks connection. It’s people buzzing with gifts to…
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