Note: this is a highly unedited rough draft. In the last post, I explained that it took 17 years to complete my associate’s degree. And that I was proud as fuck about it. But that’s not the entire story. In fact the story is much darker. My mental health struggles with anxiety and depression only… Continue reading Struggling with school
Note: this is a super rough draft. not really worth reading. NOT HAVING A DEGREE: The only benefit beyond the education and network is that having a degree certainly doesn’t shut doors either. Which has also happened to me a few times in my career? I’m still working through this in therapy because I have… Continue reading alternative paths to education
Note: this is an unedited first draft. As I scour my vast archives for things to add to the blog I’ve come to the realization that I’ve written the words college degree, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, BA, MFA, MS, Ph.D. etc. literally thousands of times over the last 20 years. Sometimes it’s planned for how… Continue reading How not to reach your goals
What used to be my fortress of solitude, became the source of anxiety and depression. Drawing is a fundamental way in which I engage with the world. My day usually starts with the kinesthetic behavior of putting the proverbial pen to paper. In tech it’s colloquially known as “whiteboarding.” But this was a habit I… Continue reading I’ve never recovered from losing Art
It took me 17 years to complete my associate’s degree. And I’m proud as fuck about it. 💪🏼🙌🏼🥇 Mental health struggles aside, my college experience can be summed up like this: In 1998 I failed out of art school at Rutgers University. Then attended Bergen Community College in late ‘98 – failed and dropped out.… Continue reading Cs get degrees