I Have a Blood Clot in My Brain. So What?

This past summer I had my first brush with death. In the past, I have crashed my road bike going 40 MPH, fallen from Macalester campus buildings while scaling them with friends, and narrowly avoided piling up on an icy highway, but never did I really feel that I was...

Finding The Right Mentor As A Grad Student

When it comes time to do your life’s work, there are no short cuts.  Finding the right mentor however, can help you avoid wasting time and barking up the wrong tree. One of the great things about having a mentor is that all of a sudden you have access to their...

How To Win At Rock Paper Scissors

This weekend we hosted our annual Rock Paper Scissors (RPS) tournament.  This is a tournament that one of my best friends in college and I started back almost a decade ago.  Recently, I randomly met some kid who went to the same school five years after me who knew...

How To Tell A Good Story

What is it about stories that are so intriguing? How does the ability to tell stories well contribute to the likability or success of an individual? How can you become a better story teller? These are questions that I will be addressing in this series on storytelling....