I recently crossed the milestone of writing every day for 1,000 days. To celebrate, I’m matching up to $2,100 to the charity http://mercyhouseministry.org/ to bring clean water, education, and opportunity to people in Thailand, India, and Colombia. This is an incredible ministry that functions with zero administrative costs and speaks to the fundamental human needs…

In the midst of a difficulty not knowing when the light at the end of the tunnel will arise can one of the most difficult things to bear. If we know when we’ll cross the finish line it becomes so much easier to preserver. Unfortunately, some challenges are by their nature impossible to accurately predict…

This is a collection of highlights from the book “Talking to Strangers” by Malcolm Gladwell. Why are we so bad at translating the words and intentions of others? The people who were right about Hitler knew the least about him personally. The people who were wrong about Hitler were the ones who had talked with him…

I know very little about a lot. That statement will always be true. When I encounter a topic I don’t know much about I have a lot of questions, some might even be good questions. And answering those questions might help the person explaining to solidify their understanding. However, encouragement to remind the person who’s…

I asked a few of my friends: If you could only pick one question which you could ask to all the people you’ve looked up to, both living and dead, what would it be? Here are their responses. What is one (or a couple things) you found really interesting to learn, why, and would you…