HUM SPR DSN ST Stephan R The 3 AM Epiphany: Why We Think Better in the Dark There’s a very specific kind of silence that only exists between 3:00 and 4:00 AM. It’s not that peaceful, “zen” quiet you find in a…
ART ST Stephan R The Luxury of the “Easy” Life: A Critique We’re taught to envy them. You know the ones — the people whose road was paved before they even started walking. Their “mountain” isn’t a…
LIF ST Stephan R The Loneliness of the “Free” Spirit We sell the dream of the “free spirit” like it’s the ultimate trophy.
ST Stephan R The Final Audit: A View from the End of the Road Imagine, for a second, that the climb is over.
ART ECO ST Stephan R The Beauty of Being Bad at Something We live in this weird era where everything has to be a “side hustle.”
ST Stephan R The Comparison Trap: Watching Others Take the Elevator Photo by Ryunosuke Kikuno on Unsplash
ART LIF ST Stephan R The Masterpiece of Scars: Aesthetics vs. Experience Photo by Risto Kokkonen on Unsplash
SPT DSN ST Stephan R Is It Worth It ? We often view life as a mountain. We’re told that if we just keep climbing, the view at the top will justify every bruised knee and every…
