PinnedThe gist: Grant’s Razor, The Bowlby Conjecture, 4ᴀᴍ Friends, Peer Support Groups (PSGs)These key ideas set the foundation for all of my thoughts on mental health, well-being, and the importance of healthy relationships.Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
An open letter to students on mental healthThis was originally published in the Palo Alto Weekly on May 20, 2023.May 21, 20231May 21, 20231
My experience recovering from depressionIn order to talk about depression, we need to first talk about emotions in general. Why do we have emotions? What is their purpose?Apr 3, 20231Apr 3, 20231
AnticreativityWe revere creativity in our culture. We praise children for having vast imaginations and we reward adults who craft the best art and…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Author John Green on chronic mental illnessThis is a partial transcript of this video embedded below. I encourage you to watch the 2-minute video; his performance really brings it to…Feb 10, 2023Feb 10, 2023
The Easterlin Paradox is explained by the Maslow HypothesisThe Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time, happiness varies directly with income—both among and within nations; But over time…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
A lateral thinking perspective on mindfulness and meditation: “sensefulness” or “present sense”Mindfulness is a misnomer*. The goal of mindfulness and meditation is to let go of thoughts of the past and the future—to be fully in the…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Grant’s Razor: the only thing that truly matters in life are your relationshipsThe Harvard Study on Adult Development has been going on for nearly 100 years. It started following 268 Harvard University male graduates…Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022
We are all always teachers; we are all always studentsEvery moment, you make choices in your actions. You are modeling for yourself and others what you consider to be proper, appropriate…Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022