June 18, 2026

Quote

Jim Carrey delivered a commencement address to the 2014 Maharishi International University of Management clas

“You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love”

“Your job is not to figure out how it’s going to happen for you, but to open the door in your head and when the doors open in real life, just walk through it. Don’t worry if you miss your cue. There will always be another door opening. They keep opening.”

"Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world."

June 16, 2026

An Opportunistic Mindset: not pessimist, not optimist. Opportunistic.

Life is a pendulum. Relish the happy moments, move past the shitty ones. It's normal, it's human. The glass isn't half full or half empty, it's just a glass of water. The only question is whether you drink it or not.

Rose-colored glasses on everything isn't a great way to live. Neither is a dark, bitter one. But the worst way of all is the indifferent, apathetic one. The person who feels nothing, reaches for nothing, lets the pendulum swing without ever leaning into it.

So channel the energy. Build something. Find the hint of glimmer and gold, the thing that powers your passion, and chase it.

That's the lifestyle I want to inhabit. The world is too large and there's too much opportunity everywhere for you to sit still. It's there for the taking, so take it.

That's what I learned. I hate my job? Then find another opportunity. It's there. It's there for you to take.

June 12, 2026

On imposter syndrome: sometimes "fake it til you make it" is real. The world's entire library has never been this accessible, so does it make sense that someone knowing a little more about a niche topic means you can't compete? Society is run by people who know a lot about a very small part of a very large world.

The greatest weapon against imposter syndrome is realizing that most people in the field you admire just trained a bit harder in that one space, and you can too if you want to. Biology, AI, chemistry, woodworking: all take a long while to learn and longer to master, and all are valuable in their own way.