The Wanderer of Suma: a Parable of the Conscious Self“…the sense of self disappears when closely examined, and this is done through the practice of meditation.”Feb 5Feb 5
Here are my sleep problems. Any ideas?I’ve been having chronic sleep problems. A summary:Jan 92Jan 92
Money feels like a blessingIt’s so strange how intellectually, I understand completely that money is not virtue, and that this is a bullshit illusion that capitalism…Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024
The books that connected me in 20232023 was a year that started for me with great uncertainty, then built into connection and community, and finally became engulfed by war.May 30, 2024May 30, 2024
UnderworldThe idea that there is a secret network below us that allows arbitrary access across our cities is an enduring fantasy. In Teenage Mutant…Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 2024
Books that made space for me to dream in 20222022 was a year of both promise and frustration for me. I started the year in my last semester of grad school, taking inspiring courses…Dec 21, 2023Dec 21, 2023
Books I rebuilt myself with in 2021My highest recommendations, in a nutshell:Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Published inRobot OwlWe need to change how we teach kids to programThis is the essay I wrote for my application to Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Published inRobot OwlBooks for elementary school readersI’ve been one, I’ve taught them, and I have two of my own. Here are the books that have stood out.Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021
What Yom Kippur could mean to you — even if you aren’t JewishA letter of welcome to my classmates at Harvard’s School of EducationSep 16, 20211Sep 16, 20211
Reforms that aren’t reformistI learned this concept from a fellow student at Harvard Grad School of Education yesterday:Sep 10, 20211Sep 10, 20211
31 Products that Need Reinventing@ProductHunt recently asked, “What’s a product that needs reinventing?”Aug 18, 20211Aug 18, 20211
School funding equity is not as clear cut as you thinkIn my grad schoolwork, I came across the following uncredited passage:Jun 18, 20211Jun 18, 20211
Laws the Democrats could pass right nowThere are many laws I wish the Democrats would pass, which have heavy lobbying against them, and would be opposed by many conservative…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
How to name your windows in ChromeA productivity hack that’s finally made its way into the base codeJan 20, 20215Jan 20, 20215
The books that cowered in fear with me in 2020My highest recommendations, in a nutshell:Jan 3, 20211Jan 3, 20211
Originalism is not obvUnlike most other progressives, I think Constitutional originalism is perfectly reasonable.Oct 20, 20201Oct 20, 20201
“The color of money is green”How a common dismissal of racism actually points to its persistenceJun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
Is it illegal to lie to the police?The question of whether it is illegal to lie to the police (brought to my mind by the viral video of Amy Cooper falsely telling the NYPD…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
