We live in an age obsessed with data, algorithms, and productivity metrics, yet it is easy to overlook the simplest… Read more
Category: Stories
Mozart in the Jungle
I don’t typically write about the arts, but Gustavo Dudamel’s move from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to New York represents… Read more
The Power of Small Acts
This year, my writing here reached 100,000 impressions for the first time. But that number tells only part of the… Read more
GPT Ate My Homework
The man sits in his kitchen at 2:47 p.m. on a Tuesday in late August, laptop open, coffee cold, staring… Read more
For the Woman Who Believed We Could Go Further
Today is my mother’s birthday. She’s not just the woman who raised me. She’s the woman who raised four college… Read more
The Art of Professional Transformation
In Bloomington, Indiana, a small independent newspaper called The Ryder provided an unlikely launchpad for my writing career. A motley… Read more
3 People You Need to Know: Diane Nash, James Balog, and Waris Dirie
What does it take to be an “influencer”? Not the kind that flood our screens with aspirational brunches and curated… Read more
The Bat & The Glove
Our world that often demands specialization and because of that, the rarest of multifaceted talents stand apart. There are athletes… Read more
A Testament to Tenacity named Tarik
You hear about baseball miracles, and every once in a while, you see one. This season, we didn’t just see… Read more
The journey, The struggle and The triumph
As the warm May breeze dances through the streets of Zionsville, a palpable excitement fills the air, whispering tales of… Read more