Stephan Ko

 Well... here we are. Making some obvious modifications to this challenge here. I clearly don't operate on a daily journaling schedule quite yet so it'll just be an objective to finish 30 journal entries. Having thought about it, it's not about the daily uploads that matter most to me, it's being able to set aside time for quality  reflection and journaling. Anyhow, to the actual entry:  -____________________________- Homelessness. It's probably the biggest negative social externality in metropolitan areas and yet, we don't have a clear solution or even playbook to combat it. Sure there are plenty of programs that attempt to address it but from the one's I've heard about as a passive citizen with no real stake-- and technically I should have a moral one-- in this issue, there doesn't seem to be any plans to address it effectively. Having walked through the streets of Philadelphia for the past 45 minutes, I've seen way too many homeless people wh...

 I haven't done this in a while, so this is a challenge to post 30 quality journals, I am holding myself to a challenge: journal every day for 30 minutes (or less if I get better) and post 30 throughout the year. As I continue my job search , I've begun to recognize two constants in my life.  The first is that I feed off of my wins. It's kind of like hitchhiking in this manner. Hundreds of people pass you by and the person that comes to stop gives you a jolt of excitement and hope. This is not to say that I want to be desperate-- even though I am sometimes. But it's the small wins that keep me going. I'm quick to forget the mundane, shitty, miserable moments of my life because I know it only takes one decision to turn that around. Perhaps this is a bad state of mind to be in because lots of people encourage incremental growth (and I guess this journal is ironically an example of such an attempt) but I truly believe life is a series of decisions and the beauty behind...