The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe. — Albert Einstein We tend to think of daily life as a tragedy. Everything is horrible, everything sucks. So much stress. People nagging you. So much to do, so little time. I…

we never grow up, we just forget how to be children — Hey, you. Who? Me? Yes you, remember me? No…no clue. I know who you are. Who am I? Who are you? I am you. You are me. What? Kid go home. Okay. Stop following me. I’m going home. Where do you live? Over there. There? Yes. I live there. I know, me too. No you don’t. Yes I do…

A simple trick to avoiding death by procrastination — I have a love-hate relationship with procrastination. As any experienced procrastinator knows, getting work done is tough. It’s excruciatingly difficult to just stop wasting time. I’ll be it, it’s damn pleasurable. Procrastination comes in all forms. Besides the crowd favorite staple of Netflix-binging, timeline-scrolling, Reddit rabbit-holes, gaming, or just mindlessly…

Strawberry Shit or Real Shit? You Decide — I’m 20, officially an adult. If there is one thing about adulthood I’ve learned so far, it is this: “As an adult, you learn to just do things. Even if you don’t like what you’re doing, you do it. No questions asked.” It’s the same idea that my parents, teachers…

I can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. — I can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. To be honest, I’m not sure if I’m gonna make it. I’ve got a half charged flashlight, a backpack with two sandwiches and four water bottles. …

The story of a lazy snail and what it can teach us about life — To be alive is to do nothing. To start living, you must take action. I realize I just compared your entire existence and the infinitesimally unlikely odds of you being alive to something as embarrassing as a snail hiding in its shell. Waiting, and waiting, but never deciding to move. …

Sometimes, nothing is all you have. — Sometimes, nothing is all you have. No money. Nothing to spend. No home. No place to call home. No family or friends. Nobody to listen to you. Nobody to smile at or share a laugh with. No energy. No sleep. No food or water. No purpose, drive, or motivation. No…

I still remember the day when the number of TED Talks posted to the TEDx Talks YouTube channel broke the 100,000 video threshold. 100,000 videos. That’s insane. Fast forward to today, the number of TEDx Talks has grown to a staggering 150,130, and 3,240 on the official TED YouTube channel…

it’s the only relationship that matters — I recently watched relationship author and television writer Tracy McMillan’s TEDxOlympicBlvdWomen talk, where she brings up this idea that the relationship you have with yourself is more important than any bond you’ll make with another person. In other words, the only person you need to marry, is yourself. When you…