Productivity is a word we all use a lot, but don’t have clear definition around. We know we all want to be more ‘productive.’ There are productivity apps and productivity tools. But do we mean productive

I’m a feminist who is against crop-tops and revealing clothing (and I’m writing this as someone who loves crop tops). Far from being some kind of cranky old woman with antiquated values, I think women

The last four books I’ve read have been about evolutionary biology and evolutionary sociobiology. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Sex at Dawn

People tell children their experiences aren’t legitimate all the time. “You’ll understand when you’re older.” "Puppy love is real to the puppy.” “Just wait - one day you’ll grow up and have real

Closure is always something I’ve struggled with. After a series of very abrupt abandonments by friends in my formative years, closure is something I’ve always desperately wanted yet felt was impossible

When we’re children, around the age of middle school, we start to learn the kinds of people we are in comparison to other people. *Jake is tough, Kevin is nerdy, Ashley is a jock, etc. * What I learned

For many years, my mother had a fluffy white cat that might reasonably have been called obstinate. It’s not that she was incapable of learning. Far from it. She was a very bright cat; she just tended to

I have a rule of thumb I use to determine the enlightened side of many different debates. This rule of thumb is simple. I just ask myself: Which side is making judgments? Then I pick the side of whoever

When people tell me in real life, “I need to read your article,” I get a sick feeling in my stomach. It’s one thing for strangers to read my writing. Internet strangers read my writing, clap, and respond

Lately I've been very suspicious of our cultural expectation of monogamy. Monogamy itself I have no problem with. I think monogamous commitments are beautiful. The idea that two people are so in love with

Mental health is a hot topic right now in our culture. Medium in particular has been featuring a lot of articles having to do with mental health. (Shameless plug: including my own!) While reading one of

I’ve been spending a lot of time talking to men about gender relations lately. I’ve talked to older working men, who are afraid to interact with their female coworkers and accidentally say something that

Stage 1: Childhood Furniture: Your Parents Own the Furniture The earliest stage of life is pretty explanatory. While we are children, we don’t own our furniture. We live with adults, probably our parents,

Feminism has focused our attention on female sexuality. Feminism is working even today to show everyone that female sexuality is good and has intrinsic value apart from male desire. In other words, women

Every time I listen to Eminem’s more controversial work (Kim, Same Song and Dance, Medicine Ball), I’m reminded of a significant weakness in my writing. My writing isn’t genuine. I’m a small-time blog

Everyone wants to find love. In western society, that love usually takes the form of monogamous love marriages. In other words, finding one person you are more in love with than anyone else, and deciding

No matter how many times you tell them you’ll be there for them, they don’t believe you. No matter how many times you tell them you love them, it’s never enough. We’ve all met someone with abandonment

One of the toughest things about life is accepting you’re not right all the time. We have an easy time looking back on the past and admitting we’re wrong. We’re able to look weeks, months and years into

Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re worried about your hormone levels. You’re probably a man who wants to make sure he’s got all the testosterone he can. Or maybe you’re a woman with a little too

Depression is not extreme sadness. It is something else entirely. When you are going through a period of sadness or grief in your life, you feel sadness or grief. When you are depressed, you feel nothing.