My Vantage Point

Whoa, that is a fancy title. I know. It breaks every good writing recommendation, and yet it encompasses what I've been trying to explain to many people I meet these days. It is a non-obvious switch, especially for most ambitious people I meet. And I think it starts way back in human evolution and then the Industrial Revolution. But before I go into why I think this happens, let me explain what I even mean. Let us start by defining the big-word terms here: 1. Permission: By p

Photo: me at 2.5 years old versus almost 24 years old As I write this, I am living the fact that it is my last day as a 23-year-old. Whoa, I'm entering my mid twenties?! It feels surreal, and honestly, time is an illusion. It feels as if life unfolds in cycles of expansion and contraction. I felt like this during a similar phase of life in 2020. That was also the first year I wrote a similar blog post called "20 life lessons in 20 years . " As I get closer and closer to full

Sitting here writing this book reflection on a Friday evening feels silly. Why am I writing about a book meant for people in the second half of their lives? Like really. I am only 23 afterall. Well, one reason might be my book-picking system/mechanism. I let the universe decide for me. There have been a few ideas floating in my mind, and some combination of luck, timing and culture keeps making me question the way we talk about success in the zeitgeist. I heard about this boo