Benjamin Heim

Benjamin Heim

Aug
01
Solo Travel Sucks

Solo Travel Sucks

I wrote this a week into my travel I’m solo traveling in Indonesia, and I feel like a failure.
4 min read
Jun
25
Hard Work Failed Me

Hard Work Failed Me

My relationship with work has been anything but good. In high school, I learned that if I worked hard, I
4 min read
Jun
21
Choosing Work or Choosing Love

Choosing Work or Choosing Love

It’s foreign to me to write about relationships. I don’t feel that I’m qualified — I’m no
4 min read
Jun
19
How to Learn (Fast)

How to Learn (Fast)

I got a 70 on my 8th grade math final and it’s stuck with me ever since. Partly because
3 min read
May
31
How to (not) fuck up your life

How to (not) fuck up your life

The mental models we use to make our decisions define the small piece of life that we control. How should
3 min read
May
26
Living the Double-Life

Living the Double-Life

Most people have two lives. Two dreams — one they share and one they hold close to their heart. The one
3 min read
May
02
Banana Bread

Banana Bread

My partner gave me a slice of banana bread this morning. It’s her birthday banana bread. I’ve eaten
3 min read
Apr
27
Doing Things: For Their Own Sake

Doing Things: For Their Own Sake

I’ve spent a large portion of my life trying to keep up with the Joneses. While dissatisfying, it always
7 min read
Apr
14
The Art of Craftsmanship

The Art of Craftsmanship

People who labor all their lives but have no purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward are wasting their
6 min read
Mar
29
I wrote about love again

I wrote about love again

From an early age, I was told that I was in control of my destiny. It wasn’t explicitly said,
2 min read