Dear Riley, I’ve always strived for independence. I refused financial help from grandma/grandpa after starting my first year of college. I studied hard, and worked full time to pay for tuition. I would spend my own money on food, entertainment, and gadgets. I was far from […]
the pale blue dot
Dear Riley, This is one of my favorite excerpts. It was written by astrophysicist and science advocate Carl Sagan. Reading it reminds me of how insignificant we are compared to the grandness of the universe. It really puts the ups and downs of our daily lives […]
book review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Dear Riley, I found this book after reading some articles on artificial intelligence. It sat in my wish list for a while, and I later learned the 1980’s movie Bladerunner was based off this novel. I never watched Bladerunner, and it wasn’t until the movie […]
consume to feel inspired. create to feel alive
Dear Riley, People always say you should give more than you take. This concept also applies to creating vs. consuming. I read the quote somewhere “create to feel alive, and consume to feel inspired”. Makes sense. When we create, we are actively engaged. When we consume, we […]
book review: Ready Player One
It’s not often I read a book more than once. Ready Player One is one of those exceptions. It’s one of my favorite books, and in 2014, got me back into reading. Prior to 2014, I read only a small handful of books a year, […]
do you appreciate what you have?
Dear Riley, We are insatiable. We work hard to get what we want, then quickly lose interest after attaining it. Our brief period of happiness drops back to normal levels, and we are on to the next thing. Again, our satisfaction lasts only for a short period of […]
my ideal day
Morning Riley! Have you ever thought about what your ideal day looks like? If you had only 1 day left to live, how would you spend it? Or like that movie Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray lives the same day over and over. What would […]
buy for the rule, not the exception
Dear Riley, Today I wanna talk about why it’s important to buy for the rule, and not the exception. This means to buy something that will cover 80% rather than 100% of what you’d use it for. When we try to find something that satisfies every […]
book review: Children of Time
Dear Riley, I just finished “Children of Time”, by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s a science fiction novel which takes place thousands of years in the future. I’ve read a lot of “space opera” sci-fi lately ,but this particular book has a very unique premise. Humanity has […]