Mountain Minute: The days of wheels and waves

The days of wheels and waves… music has always been a great medium for me to express my thoughts and feelings as a human floating on this rock. In a time where our band is feeling the pressure of everyday living, we continually strive to sharing the sounds of soothing the angst and tension in today’s American culture. The song Breezy rides the tide of America feeling like a place of nowhere and potentially somewhere Read more…

Social Media and Millennials (My Masters in Psychology work)

For two years (and even long before that) I’ve always been curious as to how I would incorporate social media into my life. Now that I am soon to graduate with a Masters in Psychology, I need to now reflect on how to incorporate this wealth of information into my life. Philosophical EngineeringI went to grad school to further study the phenomena of what we call social media. Below is the link to the paper that Read more…

Mountain Minute: Drowning in Social Media

I often get overwhelmed with thinking about social media. In the sense that I feel this constant feeling of not only FOMO, but also what the hell I’m actually supposed to be doing with it. Philosophical EngineeringAnd often I get entangled with too much theory as postulated by the Shallowing Hypothesis in psychology that “fast” pace communication styles (aka social media) are crippling our ability to utilize “slow” thinking methods. But instead of viewing it as Read more…

Mountain Minute: Where have our manners gone?

Where have the simple “please”, “thank you”, and “you’re welcome” gone? Did you say them when you passed around the dishes this past Thanksgiving?Philosophical EngineeringEverything is potentially a click away online and we all realize that our phones has made an impact on the way we communicate with others. There is next day delivery. There are faster internet speeds and stronger WIFI signals. People on the road seem to be driving quicker. Horns are louder. Read more…