My Minimalism Story After college, I lived in an office room. My bed filled nearly the entire space and since there wasn’t any left for a closet, my clothes hung from a rack at the foot of my bed. This we called my external closet. Despite my cramped living quarters, my tiny room gave me … Read more
Here’s a list of the best books I’ve read. These books have played a large part in my personal development, inner journey, and path to self-actualization. I’ve curated this running list of the most influential books I’ve read on this journey. Each of these books gave me answers to life without me even knowing I … Read more
When I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2015, I learned first-hand the importance of signs and maps. I relied on these references to guide me toward my goal and to stay informed on whether or not I was on the right track. Unfortunately, when the hike ended, so too did the maps. Such is … Read more
When I set out to write my first book, I started reading a lot—more so than ever before. As I read, I began to resonate deeply with authors like Hesse, McCarthy and Murakami. They knew how to pull at my heartstrings, and I felt that their words held so much wisdom, even I knew if … Read more
In ancient times, having power meant having access to information. Today, having power means knowing what to ignore. —Yuval Noah Harari THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENTION My experience with attention is that it’s my most valuable resource. It’s even more valuable than my time because the quality of my time depends on the quality of my … Read more
Part I: Started From the Bottom When I first landed in Austin, TX, I pursued my passion for writing, but it didn’t pay anything. I earned my living thanks to random gigs and freelance jobs, but the search for each individual project was time-consuming and draining me of all emotional energy to even think about … Read more
Like many kids in the West, my parents placed me into Sunday School at a young age where the Church taught me Bible stories. I never resonated with the Church’s teachings on the text and my disinterest grew into skepticism as I aged. I understood the importance and value of messages like “treat others as … Read more
I listen to a lot of podcasts these days, so I put together a list of my favorite mind-blowing podcast episodes to save you time when deciding whether or not episodes are worth your time. In this post I’ll share a bit about podcasts, the list of my favorite podcasts, their best episodes, other important … Read more
So often I just wish that life went the way I wanted it to. Why can’t everything be perfect? That’s the way it should be, at least I think. After all, I’m doing my best. Meanwhile, here are these unwanted things happening to me and that’s never fun. Also, wanted things aren’t happening to me and I feel stuck, waiting … Read more
…And Make Them Happen Instead. For the past year, I dreamt of being a writer. I wrote hundreds of pages in a journal with my deepest feelings, thoughts and ideas and afterwards, I put away the journal and I dreamt. I dreamt that one day I’d become a writer, and I waited and waited for someone like you to discover … Read more