I recently took the Big 5 (OCEAN) personality test. It asks you 40+ questions and maps you on a handful of dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Though I wouldn’t make a big life decision based on a personality test any more than I would my astrological sign or…

A couple weeks ago I was in San Diego for my grandma’s funeral. She passed away in early April, a few weeks before her 89th birthday. Along with getting to spend time with extended family that we don’t see very often, we got to go through a lot of old…

I’ve been trying to read more, because of and in spite of the dopamine spike of ephemeral entertainment in the form of TikTok videos, Instagram stories, and Twitter quips. I buy a book or so a week, and when I notice my pile beginning to stack, I take it as…

This afternoon I was driving down the coast with my best friend. We’d just gotten some really fun waves at one of California’s extra special surf zones with just each other and one other friend we’ve known for close to 20 years. …

There’s a great NatGeo documentary currently on Disney+ called Torn. It’s about a family of three boys whose father died in a climbing accident when they’re young. Their dad’s climbing partner, who was on the mountain that day, goes on to marry their mom and help raise them. The mom…

It’s the start of my second full week doing freelance work. It was my time on the inside of large-scale, multi-national creative organizations that made me realize how important outsiders are. Big, successful companies are highly tuned machines with tight processes and teams. They reward people who like to stay…

A couple weeks ago I took a long road trip through the mountains of California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. A few dozen hours in the car gives someone a lot of time to think as podcasts play and playlists cycle. …

“Understanding that knowledge is an alloy of experience and theory that can be further strengthened by elements of curiosity, imagination, and sharing gives us the absolute to develop it as a true source of power in our lives.” — Share Parrish I’m on the homeward side of a road trip…

The other day I shared a paraphrased quote from my friend and former manager, Brendon. Last summer we were talking about career progression and working with big companies. …