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On the Three Dollar Sticker
Tap. Push. Tap. Tap. The mechanical swivel of the front door lock granted us access from the cold and into our just-warm-enough-for-refuge rental home…
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On the Table in the Sun
“Why don’t we sit over there?” she innocently suggested. Approaching the cafe parklet on a sunny, frigid Washington DC Saturday, we nuzzled into the…
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Jason Shah
On the price of a smile and a wave
How a man on the side of the road adds value to the world every morning
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Jason Shah
On hidden risks of technological efficiency and cognitive homogenization
I keep a spreadsheet of great thinkers. From Homer to Hume. From Charlotte Brontë to Ta-Nehisi Coates. This morning, I was recalling a thought-provoking…
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On The Changing Faces of the Morning Sky
It is 7:52am. I am tucked into my morning sofa, where I read and write. Second coffee. Brain and soul uncluttered. I looked up. An idyllic landscape…
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On imposter syndrome and Jack London
Every great thinker was once just a regular person like you and me
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On the myth of inevitable progress
We tend to assume progress is inevitable but risk complacency and inaction in belief
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Jason Shah
Observations
Observations
Every day observations, stories, and learnings from my lens of this world

Observations

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