It’s the feeling that overcomes me when I’m about to press the “Share” button — an action that will put my creative piece out there for the world to see. It’ll never be good enough. You’re not even qualified to…

A couple of years ago, while pondering the whole college application process as an unaware, naive sophomore, I turned to the Internet – wanting to hear what people who were wiser than me had to say.  I stumbled across a…

I’ve been conditioned to internalize the phrase: “Hard work pays off.” It’s what my fourth grade math teacher repeated as a thinly veiled attempt to motivate us students: If you spend some time studying – and I mean actually doing…

This is a throwback to an essay I wrote a while ago. As a young person trying to define what “success” really is, it was insightful to consider what role technology (and specifically social media) has in shaping visions of…

Imagine screaming your heart out not because you are suffering, but because the person you love is suffering. Perhaps that helplessness is worse than any type of pain, especially when you’re sitting an arm’s length away, watching an unspeakable act…