Musings for Chloe

It's such a simple concept: you can either be early or late, and you get to choose which. I ran so much of my life trying to be "just in time" to not miss something. But there's stress-reducing value in building buffers into your day.

Sometimes we rethink the way we should ideally have acted when younger.

A favorite memory of mine.

There's a value in old things simply due to the fact we're even talking about them at all. Only the best things tend to survive that long. By reading old books, you're letting humanity filter content for you so that only notable and timeless things remain.

Some reflections on movies I've liked.

I've read Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" 3-4 times in my life, and continue to find it both moving and profound. Everybody needs meaning.

One of the best pieces of relationship advice I've heard is supposedly from Oprah Winfrey: "Don't judge a man by what he says, but by what he does." This is a very wise approach when finding a life partner.

Many students in my UW seminar understandably worry about their future employment. My recommendation is not to be anxious, but to know that as long as you work hard, you'll typically already perform better than half your workplace. And companies rarely lay off more than half their workforce.

The challenges balancing risk and adventure in our lives.

One of the most useful insights in life is to accurately judge a person's trustworthiness.