Philosophy, the Internet, the World, and I
I’ll start with this: everyone ultimately has to make their own choices. Nobody can be forced to live a certain way, nor should they be. There is no universal blueprint that works equally well for every person. At the same time, it does not follow that all choices are equally good. There are reliably better [ ] The post Freedom Alone Cannot Build a Flourishing Society appeared first on PJK s Blog…
It feels like a couple months ago that I wrote some thoughts for my 36th, but here we are, another year in the books. It s was a quick one, but a full and satisfying one. It is still surreal to have a 20 month old baby I see growing everyday, and is the most profound [ ] The post 37 Thoughts for 37 appeared first on PJK s Blog .
Another year over to reflect on. We overestimate what we can do in a day, but underestimate what we can do in a year. Life is about making small steps forward every single day and getting a little bit better than you were yesterday. This is my reflection on 2025. You can see my previous [ ] The post 2025 Year in Review appeared first on PJK s Blog .
My last post was on the political landscape before the election. It s important that we look at the data so we make decisions and understand things as they are, not as we re told they are. If you haven t read that post, please read it first. It is vital in modern day to get information from [ ] The post The State of the US in 2025 appeared first on PJK s Blog .
Babies/kids are awesome, way cooler than I ever thought before I had one. You can accomplish a lot by focusing on one thing at a time. Life is one long developmental arc and you should always be improving and learning from your mistakes. I feel stronger, faster, and more fit now than I did at [ ] The post 36 Thoughts at 36 appeared first on PJK s Blog .
I m an advocate for reviews each year. Some people do quarterly reviews, others do yearly. Regardless of the frequency, it is important to reflect on where you are in life so you can make better decisions about the future, and learn from your experiences of the past. Writing these notes down has proven useful to [ ] The post 2024 Year in Review appeared first on PJK s Blog .
Today there seems to be more division than ever amongst our society, and specifically I ll talk about the US here, though these concepts more broad apply worldwide. The big question is why? Why are we so divided? I m convinced it is largely due to disinformation and propaganda, where we understand reality differently than it actually [ ] The post Politics and Divide appeared first on PJK s Blog .
June 2024 this is a letter to my son about what I ve learned in life so far and would like to pass on. You can listen to this article here. Dear Andrew, We live today in interesting times, perhaps the most interesting of times. There has never been a world quite like the [ ] The post The World You re Born Into appeared first on PJK s Blog .
Note: This post captures my best effort to convey my current perspective on having a kid, and how it affects my mind, perspective, and life at this time. June 2024 The goal for 2023 was to get a baby in the oven. It is a strange feeling to do the act knowing that you re [ ] The post Becoming a Dad appeared first on PJK s Blog .
2023 is already coming to an end, and it s time for the yearly review. 2022 s year in review I got 80% finished but never published, so I will combine it into this 2023 year in review. Previous years in review here: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 2023 Summary: Got married in early January, and my family came out to [ ] The post 2023 Year in Review appeared…