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The proliferation of technology has sped up exponentially with time. As our lives become more intertwined with machines, attention spans and personal interactions have continued to diminish. In response to a nonstop stream of information, our minds are more scattered...

Flaunting and accumulating wealth has become as important as the pleasure we derive from the product itself. The United States has often been billed as a classless society, but for a land supposedly devoid of the aristocratic titles and social divisions of the British...

I remember the feeling of liberation when I finally received my driver’s license at the age of sixteen. There is something special about the freedom to get behind the wheel and go anywhere one wants. I soon found that this freedom had a great deal of responsibility:...

Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau may have flourished in their sequestered lives close to home. Dickinson: often not leaving her room. Thoreau: not far from Walden Pond. There is nothing wrong with staying in your sanctuary, particularly if one is not pulled by...

In SimCity, people get the opportunity to live a simulated existence in a virtual civilization, an ironic sub-reality. Facebook’s Farmville users play the role of virtual farmers, planting crops, tending to livestock, and harvesting produce. People now have the time...

The other day while I was working out at the gym, I saw this muscular guy wearing a t-shirt saying, “Always Give 100%.” This got me thinking, “Do I agree with this premise?” The answer was surprisingly, NO. Upon deeper contemplation, this is something I have been...

Although Thomas Edison remains a hotly debated character, he is generally considered a creative genius. He is also considered by many the greatest inventor ever to live. He once said, “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” ― Thomas A. Edison...

Jay McInerney has had a successful writing career in both fiction and non-fiction. It is particularly fascinating how this celebrated novelist decided to turn to wine writing later in life. He has an interesting perspective on how wine has influenced his writing and...

Sometimes when poking around a used bookstore, the right book finds its way into your hands. Recently, I found Steven Pressfield’s Turning Pro. Several people had recommended that I read his first non-fiction book, The War of Art, so when I found this I decided to...