“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh Ever heard of the butterfly effect?  In the simplest of terms, it’s the phenomena in which a small change in a large, complex system has large effects on that system. Whether we’re talking about one’s finances, relationships, or career […]

“When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” – Viktor E. Frankl When we think about our existence through a bird’s-eye view, it’s rather difficult to pinpoint a universal purpose to us being here. With no predefined reason to explain our role on this planet, many of us

“You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” – Sam Harris Everything happens for a reason. Everything happens for a reason. Everything happens for a reason. All throughout my upbringing, this phrase has been said to me. Initially, I assumed the mental model to be true,

“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.” – Marcus Aurelius Boom.  You just accomplished something, something that you had your eyes set on for quite a while now.  You begin

“Self-improvement is masturbation. Now self-destruction is the answer.” – Tyler Durden (Fight Club)  When viewing my past self, one could easily label me as a self-improvement junkie. At the end of high school, after I got everything taken away from me, it only made sense to turn to self-help gurus to help drown out my