I am exploring writing on some topics I find interesting in my free time. Writing is an activity that I miss from being in college. In the social media age, I find it sad that long form media, particularly writing and print journalism, has become less common. Beyond my boomer rant, being able to communicate effectively is one of the pillars of a successful engineer and is often overlooked. You can have all the best ideas in the world but if you cannot share them with others they will never be taken seriously. For now this blog serves as a practice ground for improving my communication skills through topics I find entertaining.
I may continue posting here, but I am also on Substack.
Substack
Substack seems like a better place for a lot of these posts. I like the idea of my writing being part of a larger library of content.
Musings: Re-balancing Reward
Understanding how to feel energized in day-to-day life is a challenge for us all. The transition in finding this satisfaction between stages of our life can be confusing.
Number a Day: 0.000005%
Start of Number a Day, a series on important or interesting numbers in the world. It is no secret that climate change is happening. The secret however, is that governments and corporations have tricked you into thinking you can do anything to stop it.
Number a day: 10
Continuing the Number a Day series, the galaxy should be flourishing with intelligent life. For some reason it is not. The answer might be more dreadful thank you think.