The Modern Mythmaker

Last reminder, before we begin:

Tomorrow, the first exclusive post drops! This is when I’ll start releasing my writing about The Unfamiliar Movement Project. For the next 24 hours, exclusive content …

Before we begin, a reminder:

I’m launching exclusive content! My first exclusive post is going to go out on Sunday, August 1st. This is when I’ll begin releasing my writing for The Unfamiliar Movemen…

I grew up on classic adventure stories. Marco Polo, Lewis and Clark, and Sir Edmund Hillary were my favorites. I loved hearing about people who pushed into the unknown, not knowing what was possible,…

**WARNING: This story contains a description of suicide that may be triggering for some readers. Just know that it is, in the end, a piece about hope.**

When I was nineteen, a young man I’d known for …

Three years ago, I stumbled over the crest of Longs Peak, my hands numb from the cold rocks. I’d been up since 3 AM, so as soon as I reached the 14,259-foot summit, rather than enjoying the view righ…

As I mentioned in last week’s Friday Fun Flier, I’ll be offering exclusive content starting in August for $4 a month or $40 a year. Stay tuned for what I’ll be creating!

If you haven’t seen it yet, h…

As great as the Stoics were, I lose patience with modern philosophers pretty quickly. This sense of irritation started for me in college when I first encountered the “logical fallacies.”

For anyone un…

Here’s a statistic that may surprise you: In 2019, more than 7,639,536,000 people did not die of homicide. In fact, homicide wasn’t even in the top ten list of death causes. Not even close. 

The vast …

We’re often told to be tough and hustle. To push through exhaustion and produce. But how often do we think about creating environments for ourselves that will make creation easier?

Have you ever thoug…

Last month, I saw an article called something like “Jeff Bezos’s Morning Routine May Surprise You.” 

I’ll go to go out on a limb and say that’s true. I’m sure that once I learned about the bed-helicop…

“Happiness! See our picturesque beach wedding? Look how happy we are! Jealous? If you had a hot bride and a Lambhorghini you’d be happy too! All you need to do is BUY DIAMONDS!”

Seen an ad like this r…

Don’t start by asking “what is my purpose, what is my passion?” Start by asking “what are the problems that need to be solved? Which ones attract me?” And take a step towards that. Take one step, and…

“Our success depends on understanding who we are and how we come across to our bosses, clients, customers, employees, and peers.”

-Tasha Eurich

What is self-awareness? It can be a bit difficult to tie …

“Trust the plan.”

In one of the most iconic photos from the attempted coup on the U.S. Capitol in January, one of the first men to breach security stands hands outstretched, mouth open in a shout. He’…

The Well-Lived Life just turned four months old and passed 2000 readers, so I decided to re-up on telling you a bit more about who’s been writing to you.

Remember, you can always reply to The Well-Li…

Imposter. That’s a harsh word, isn’t it? It makes me imagine an old warty-faced witch, pointing her crooked finger at me and screaming it at the top of her lungs, exposing to everyone present that I …

Hello everyone!

Rather than start with a story, I’d like to ask who you are :)

After 4 months, The Well-Lived Life has almost passed 2000 subscribers! I’m blown away. This started as an experiment an…

“You can have literature without literary criticism, but you can’t have literary criticism without literature.”

-My Literature Professor

I have a weird confession to make: I love reading one-star revie…

In Nepal, on a day-long local religious pilgrimage with some of my fellow Peace Corps Trainees, I had one of my favorite conversations in recent memory.

As young people often do, my friends and I were…

When covid was ramping up, my Dad and a family friend, Anand, set up a free aid station on the porch of my parents’ house. It was filled with toilet paper, sanitizer, and cleaning supplies. They made…