season one: I'm (not??) the best

i am who i think you think i am

on not being the best // season one finale

Feb 1, 2024 •

I got a perfect score on my SAT and all I got was this lousy feeling of never being enough

S1E1 is free now, pls read it before the season ender coming soon!

Jan 23, 2024 •

switching to a "dumb" phone made me feel pretty dang smart

the Light Phone diaries

Dec 15, 2023 •

i figured out why nothing is ever enough (science)

its dopamine all the way down babe

Dec 7, 2023 •

Wacky Guy One: prepping for the audition that coulda changed everything

a raw and unvarnished look at what it takes to make it in hollywood with celebrated commercial actor Alex Dobrenko

Dec 5, 2023 •

i used to play poker, now i play social media

"Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the classic film Rounders, “three bucks.” // S1E9

Nov 29, 2023 •

forget thanksgiving its time for fearsharing

Nov 23, 2023 •

The ONE Black Friday Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT

this deal will change everything i gotta send this before they shoot a dart into my neck and silence me becau-

Nov 21, 2023 •

the 'many escape rooms' theory of why our smartphones suck the big one

a confession that things have also been v hard + a pretty elaborate escape room metaphor // S1E8

Nov 16, 2023 •

i went mostly offline and then all this happened

without the internet, my family steps into it; our wild and crazy offline Friday night

Nov 14, 2023 •

A link to my daily log as a person who is offline

Nov 14, 2023 •

What's the one thing we all hate but can't stop doing?

achieving ourselves to death within the social media industrial complex

Nov 7, 2023 •

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