Author: Daniel Hatke
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Feedback Loops
We’ve had good days where one thing happens after another. Good or bad, things are happening. By the end of the day, you might be exhausted, but likely pleased with a rewarding feeling of a full and productive day. Of course, leaving a lot more yet to be accomplished. Conversely, there are the days where…
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Guidance Systems
We are constantly in search of what to do and how to do it. We want answers. We’d even like the steps provided. A detailed How-To. Maybe a shortcut. Could you do it for me? Some things we must do ourselves. We’ve mostly caught on to that at this point. But maybe we haven’t fully…
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I Suspend Judgement
As we walked into our apartment in Osaka and got unpacked, Shell sat down and muttered “Oh no…” I began to fret just a bit, she isn’t one to be dramatic. She was looking at her phone. “I have bad news” she continued. It was news of mental illness having taken another life from us…
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A Love Letter
Everything I read on how to write better blog posts has similar advice for the opening paragraph, it seems I’m supposed to write a real grabber of a statement here. Am I doing this right? I played with a clickbait title once and subsequently felt bad about it. This space isn’t meant for such tactics anyway.…
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Travel Is No Cure
Something else is. “You need a change of soul rather than a change of climate.” – Seneca “Why do you wonder that globe-trotting does not help you, seeing that you always take yourself with you? The reason which set you wandering is ever at your heels.” – Socrates I’ve been enjoying Adam Grant’s new podcast.…
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Hello, Western Hemisphere
I’ve just added a new page full of reading suggestions and podcasts to listen to. You might have already noticed the new link in the menu system depending on your reading device. Over the two years at Columbia and these months of travel, I’ve had the joy of being exposed to great material that has been…
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India Went Deep
This isn’t about meditation I sat next to a man for ten days and never said hi, learned his name, or communicated in any way other than the occasional bow of the head as to indicate an apology if one of us were to bump into the other. Eye contact was a no-no during our…
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Waiting For The Right Time Is a Prime Example of Wasting Time
First, a quick aside: I wrote the majority of this during the MLK Day weekend. It seems more imperative this year than others of recent memory to remember and celebrate MLK for who he was and his mission. So before moving toward this essay, I’d like to present two things. A super uplifting tweet, when…
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New Photography Page is Up!
I’m excited to tell you the galleries are mostly updated on the Photography page. Nepal and India are the most recent ones up there, and if you have explored this page previously, those are not new. However, Venice, Croatia, Basque Country, London and more have all been posted. Before we started the trip I bought…
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2017 in Review
In 2015 I posted a picture to Instagram taken at my old apartment on West 3rd Street in the village, affectionately known as the Blackhole for its ability to suck people into late night conversations or impromptu dance parties. My caption was “Farewell, Blackhole. Perhaps the most transformative place in my life.” The picture is…