What I Think About Awards / Winning Competitions
A reflection on the strange incentives behind pitch competitions and creating things that people actually care about.
Thoughts On Tabling (And Free Rejection Therapy)
A lighthearted reflection on tabling, rejection therapy, and what airports, candy shops, and student engagement all have in common: people pay attenti...
How I Acquired $10k with No Strings Attatched
WIP, you can read the brain dump if you want though
On Looking Back
A reminder to pause, reflect, and see the progress you often overlook — and why looking back can reshape how you measure growth.
What If You Have Multiple Conflicting Interests?
A reflection on learning to embrace a life filled with overlapping interests instead of trying to choose just one.
No One Fits in Quite Right
Why the idea of ‘fitting in’ is overrated, and how the spaces where we don’t quite belong end up shaping who we become.
Overengineering the Problem
A story about dreaming too big too fast, over-engineering a problem that didn’t exist yet, and learning to pivot when reality forces a change of plans...