Feel the Momentum

This blog is about understanding the world, making sense of ourselves, and using that clarity to build a more fulfilling and connected life. I explore how ideas, big and small, shape the way we live, from the nature of time to personal growth, relationships, and social change.

Seeing The World Clearly

I’m interested in what the world is like and the implications of that for how we live our lives. In What’s Reality Like?, I consider various conceptions of what ultimately exists and draw analogies to contemporary fundamental physics with an emphasis on the centrality of time, change and interconnection. At the core of my thinking is the idea that reality is something continually being put together with each of us as active participants with the power to shape the course of history.

Using my quantitative background, I also look at how math helps us see patterns in the world. In Everyday Mathematics, I explore how structure is revealed when we strip away time, explaining why calculation works so well in helping us understand reality and make better decisions. This has important implications for the practice for predictive analytics in business and mathematical modeling in science.

Thinking clearly matters just as much as feeling deeply. In Watch, Feel, Prove and Logic, Quiet Companion, I explore how intuition and reasoning work together to sharpen decisions, manage emotions, and make sense of the world.

A Grounded Sense of Self with Deep Connection and Relationships

Ideas shape how we see ourselves and others. I believe that everyone has value, not because of external success, but because of the ability to grow and uniquely contribute to their community in ways that feel real and meaningful. This thread runs through essays like Why You Matter and Harmonizing Ethics, where I bring together different schools of thought to create an approach that fits modern life. I also created Journaling for Thinking and Deliberation, a guide to making these ideas practical, helping us reflect, rethink, and realign with what matters.

Since relationships are central to well-being, I explore how we can build trust, communicate clearly, and create deeper connections in Intentional Communication and Desire, Love, Trust. I make these applicable through the guided prompts in Journaling for Progressive Dating.

Personal growth is another key theme, because none of us stay the same forever. In Maturing, Still, I explore how we evolve through different life stages and stay open to who we’re becoming. In Making an Impact, I also look at the different facets of personal development and the sorts of life projects through which one can contribute meaningfully.

Engaging with Society and the World

Beyond the personal, I also think about how we can shape a better society. In A Politics for Everyone, I look at ways to resolve conflicts and build communities that value both individuality and shared purpose. In Down-to-Earth Spirituality, I reimagine what a secular spirituality can look like today by drawing from different traditions to create something inclusive, relevant, and modern. And in Earnest, Not Naive, I explore how we can embrace meaning without retreating into irony or detachment, i.e., how we can care openly and fully about the things that interests us.

If any of this resonates, I’d love to hear your thoughts.