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A Thought Portfolio...
This space is my thought portfolio: a collection of reflections on how everyday experiences connect to the larger systems shaping how we live, work, and understand the world around us. My hope is that you find something familiar here — a story, an insight, or a question that resonates with your own experiences.
Featured Articles
Why I Trusted Strangers in Nepal But Not in America
In Lamjung, I slept on a crowded bus. In San Francisco, I lock my doors at traffic lights. On what regulation can enforce and the assurance it cannot create.
Intrusive Thought: Belief or Not?
Most minds register an unwanted thought and move on. Mine doesn't always. I share about my experience with OCD, about the question I ask when a thought sticks, and about what that has shown me of what I actually believe.
Analysis Paralysis, Paradox of Possibility, Pursuit of Perfection
A moment of indecision in the grocery aisle reveals how choice, possibility, and perfectionism can complicate even simple decisions, and how clarity can emerge through embracing the 'good enough.'
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Job Hunting - What it Takes
I wasn't mourning a job. I was mourning the person I could have become.
Joy Without Justification
Curiosity, adulthood, and the value of doing something simply because you smile.
Recognizable to One Another
Considering whether imperfections are flaws to hide or the very things that help us connect