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On Haitian Witch Doctors (READY TO EDIT)
One of my friends has unseriously been getting into witchcraft. I say unseriously because it sounds like it’s mostly just a tik-tok...
Matt Friedlund
Apr 2122 min read


Introduction to the Travel Argument
We haven’t set out, on this site, to make arguments as much as tell stories. But this argument has been in the background behind almost...
Matt Friedlund
Mar 1411 min read


Self Discipline and Grit
I, and most everybody I know, dislike the phrase "Work hard, play hard(er)." The image that phrase creates in my mind is one of a person...
James Makula
Feb 182 min read


Aristotle and Emotional Understanding
I remember the first time Trump was elected in 2016 like it was yesterday. But first, a little context. I had been living in Connecticut...
Matt Friedlund
Jan 287 min read


Finding Appreciation in all Personalities
In a work setting, without a balance of all types of personalities, genders, backgrounds, etc., the business will often fall short of...
James Makula
Jan 52 min read
The Evaluation Break
Over the last year (and a bit more, depending on how closely you follow sports), Caitlyn Clarke has taken women's basketball by storm....
James Makula
Dec 26, 20243 min read


On Hustle Culture
I recently went on vacation to Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. It’s a little island on the southern tip of North Carolina’s Outer...
Matt Friedlund
Dec 1, 20245 min read


On Education
I always said that delivering RV’s would be a dream job until I had a kid. I went 7 years without living anywhere. Traveling full time....
Matt Friedlund
Nov 5, 20244 min read


Parental Responsibility
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding things I've done in life. With that said, it's also exhausting, frustrating, and may or may...
James Makula
Nov 2, 20243 min read


Breaking Phone Addiction
While phone addiction might seem like a joke compared to other addictions, it shares a lot of qualities with something like food...
James Makula
Oct 22, 20243 min read


On Aging and Luxury
I recently heard a doctor define aging as “the pursuit of comfort”. I’d never heard that before, and it kind of blew my mind. Partly...
Matt Friedlund
Oct 2, 20244 min read


Human Connection
I believe that, in the near future, a very high percentage of people will use AI chat-bots to find friendship and companionship. On the...
James Makula
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Genuinely Human
Most of us were raised to say please and thank you, and, as kids, we normally didn't really know what it meant or even mean it - it was...
James Makula
Jul 18, 20242 min read


WWYD - Contagious Attitudes
How tabletop roleplaying changed my life.
James Makula
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Metabolical
This is one of the most important books I've read in a while. Robert has mounds of experience both as a doctor to children as well as...
James Makula
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Reflection on Failure
Something I've thought about lately is failure - what led to this failure and how did we react to it. It's not the most fun thing to...
James Makula
Jun 24, 20243 min read


My Five Favorite Tools
It isn't easy finding time for, well, anything, it feels like. As a 30-something year old parent to a toddler, full-time employee, and...
James Makula
Jun 21, 20242 min read


Footsteps Together
Writing has always been something that I've enjoyed. It's always been a therapy for me. Sometimes it was about sports, and sometimes it...
James Makula
Jun 21, 20241 min read
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