Aileen Xieinstudents x studentsEmbracing the beauty and pain of being an artist-philosopherWith each final exhalation, a world of imaginable properties but unimaginable reality appears. As I guide the paintbrush through every…Sep 19, 2022Sep 19, 2022
Aileen Xieinstudents x studentsTranscending Time in Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life” — an analysisWhat if the hypothetical was already predetermined? What if you knew exactly how your life would run its course — every person you fall in…Jun 11, 20213Jun 11, 20213
Aileen Xieinstudents x studentsBook Review, “Migrations” by Charlotte McConaghyHumanity has grown accustomed to settling down, leaving nomadism in the past and instead choosing to nestle in homes. As we plant our roots…May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
Aileen Xieinstudents x studentsWhen sickness smites the human condition: A Scanner Darkly AnalysisPublished in 1977, the science-fiction novel A Scanner Darkly is Philip K. Dick’s memoir of drug culture and suburban nihilism, a quiet…Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
Aileen XieHow the anxiety of creativity gives purpose to the absurdity of existenceHow are artists, intellects, and the great thinkers of today able to cope with nihilism?Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Aileen XieQuarantine Stoicism: Finding peace during a pandemicFor the modern American, it seems as if the Coronavirus situation keeps on piling up and up, worlds away from resolving itself, worlds…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Aileen XieWhat is a balanced life? The roles of our present and futureIn a world where successful entrepreneurs and leading experts in specific fields dominate the global stage and the headlines for the…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Aileen XieThe psychology of positive envy: how we can use envy to progress in lifeWe often cite envy as the religion of the mediocre, the doctrine of the beta-minded. In a conventional outlook, it stems from any…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
