How did you go bankrupt?Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Your health is an investment. When you eat well, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep, you’re investing in your future. These investments add up gradually, compounding with time. The gains you reap are health, capability, and autonomy. Investing in yourContinue reading “Gradually, then Suddenly”
Category Archives: Thoughts
Go Outside and Play
When was the last time you went outside to play? I mean really play, like when you were a kid letting your imagination run free. Months? Years? So long ago you can’t remember? If that’s the case, why don’t you make the last time… today? You owe it to yourself to feel a sense ofContinue reading “Go Outside and Play”
Fragility
I almost saw a child die today. It began as an evening like any other. I was walking home from work after picking up dinner for my partner and I. I was catching up on the phone with my dad. Nothing seemed amiss. As I continued down the road, I passed a convenience store. OutContinue reading “Fragility”
Time
Time: a serendipitous gift, but not in the conventional sense. Time isn’t an object or an experience. It just “is.” And I’m here, in it. The fact that I can write this means I am one of the lucky ones. I was “given” time; born into the cosmic flow. I’ve been immersed in the “whole”Continue reading “Time”
My Experiences with Burnout and Therapy
I started going to therapy regularly at the end of 2020. My therapist and I have bi-weekly appointments, and I consider them as essential – if not more – than anything else in my schedule. Thanks to my upbringing, as well as several positive mentors, I’ve never felt a stigma around therapy. I’ve seen itContinue reading “My Experiences with Burnout and Therapy”
Fuck What They Want – Do You Instead
There I was, just a kid, sitting in a parent/teacher conference. My mom was talking with my math teacher about my performance in class. “Ian has a B in math right now,” my teacher said. They continued talking about my overall academic trajectory and potential for achievement. Everything was sounding standard until my teacher saidContinue reading “Fuck What They Want – Do You Instead”
Eat at The Bar
Life lesson: eat at the bar more often. You never know who you’ll meet. Andy (on the right) is a consultant at Accenture. He’s from the U.K., has several patents (one of which helps automate the docking of sky bridges on airplanes, making everyone’s lives infinitely easier), has been to over 90 countries, speaks severalContinue reading “Eat at The Bar”
Strength and Vulnerability
Today, I had the privilege of being invited back to speak to junior and senior classes at my high school alma mater, Brother Rice – an all boys catholic school on the South side of Chicago. I spent several hours with 50-some-odd young men talking to them about navigating transitions from high school to college,Continue reading “Strength and Vulnerability”
Silly Faces Make for Better Days
While reading outside a coffee shop downtown this morning, I saw a father and his young daughter walking towards me. His daughter was crying and kicking up a fuss, and I could tell he was having a rough time assuaging her. Naturally, I did what any rational person would do in this situation: I madeContinue reading “Silly Faces Make for Better Days”
It’s Okay To Do These Things
Been doing lots of thinking lately. Despite what the worlds you peer into via screens every day may tell you, it’s okay to: Feel sad. Feel confused. FEEL in general. Not have everything figured out. Take a moment for yourself. Be uncomfortable. Laugh, cry, or do whatever comes naturally. Not have the perfect body. NotContinue reading “It’s Okay To Do These Things”
Ian Estabrook 