The Journey of Writing and Publishing a Memoir
When I look back at my life, it’s broken into several distinct chapters. Childhood with my parents, running wild and free in the forests of Indiana. Elementary school after moving to Salt Lake City where I competed in scholastic chess tournaments and became one of the top 50 girls under 13 in the US. Junior…
I Asked ChatGPT to Analyze Me—Armed With 10 Years of My Journal
I’ve been journaling since I was seven years old. My dad had a computer and showed me how to type. My first journal entry was just one paragraph: March 8, 1996At school at 3/8/1995At school Robbie, my math classmate, was chewing his earaser when we lined up for lunch, I saw Robbie’s earaser chewed to…
Billionaires SHOULD Exist—And Why Demonizing Success Will Cost Us
Over the last few years, I’ve observed a troubling trend emerging: a belief that wealth is inherently immoral and that success must come at someone else’s expense. “They made their money off the backs of others” and “Billionaires shouldn’t exist” have become common refrains. This cynicism overlooks the fundamental truth that capitalism—though imperfect—has been the…