Blogs, articles, papers. "Nothing needs to happen to a writer's life after they are 20." Luckily, I'm 4 years past and still writing.

Fast Fashion & Buddhism

A summary of my capstone that I wrote for Holy Blog, a publication by the vintage platform, Holy Thrift.

You cannot get two more diametric opposites than fast fashion & Buddhism. If the later prevailed, the former wouldn't even exist.

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Fast Fashion from a Buddhist Perspective

Read the full 47 page paper here, completed in pursuit of my degrees in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics at La Salle Honors College.

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American Exceptionalism & Kendrick Lamar

Two opposing viewpoints. My favorite artist took center stage for one of my American philosophy courses. At the risk of sounding annoying and chronically online, I'll say: listening to DAMN. when it came out in 2017 DID alter my brain chemistry.

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The Difference Between $300 and $600k

When I found out that my university was still paying the salary of a former basketball coach whom they had fired four years ago, the $300 late fee in my account ceased to make any sense.

This article went on to become, at the time, the most-shared article published by my college's newspaper. It got me a meeting with the VP of Campus Life, and an anonymous donor to reach out offering to cover my outstanding balance.

"La Salle’s highest-paid employee doesn’t even work here anymore."

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Megan Fox, Please Don't Do That

Boohoo partnered with Megan in 2019 and it pissed me off. It girl? Yes. Shitty awful slave-labor-based company? Also yes.

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Why You Shouldn't Sleep in the Same Room as Your Phone

I still struggle with this. But, I've also felt passionate about it for a while.

There at the intersection of struggle & passion lies an article, every time.

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The iPad is Harming Our Kids and They Have No Idea

This article is 4 years old. To write an updated version on how long-term screen time has only worsened would only serve to depress me.

Regardless, sometimes writing about depressing things is how I cope!

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A Case for Meditation

December of 2019 brought me meditation. It was winter break and I was taking a free online course from Princeton, taught by Robert Wright on Buddhism & Modern Psychology.

I found it at the perfect time because a few short months later, everything changed.

Meditation is constant.

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The Upside of a Year in Isolation: Self-Knowledge

Written in March of 2021, this is a sign of the times.

"For me, 2020 provided the magnifying glass through which I began to examine my relationship with myself."

5 years later and I think it's time to pick up the magnifying glass again.

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Underpricing My Art & Some Thoughts on Streetwear

"I’m convinced art is the single hardest thing to price. Remember back in the day when our ancestors would trade 15 pounds of tea for one goat? In that transaction, you can clearly see that 15 pounds tea = 1 goat. I’m talking pre-fiat currency here. Back then, worth was simple to gauge. Value was simpler to see."

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