I started an experiment during my birthday this year to challenge myself to distill more of my ideas into concise, shareable pieces and be more vulnerable in what I share publicly.
On the 31st I finished the final one. Looking back now at the artifacts and the adventure of creating them, I’m amazed at how effective writing something down is at creating spaces in your mind to house ideas. I like the phrase we use to describe ideas “living rent-free” in our minds. It brings to mind cheeky idea squatters taking up precious mental space to simply vibe and radiate their identities. It’s how we get immersed in culture and beliefs and values—these kernels of thought and feeling claiming mental land (mindshare) for their cause.
Here are some of my favorites and you can read the full set below!
100 Mini-Essays