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…5 min read·Sep 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…5 min read·Jun 11, 2021--3--3
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…3 min read·May 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…7 min read·Mar 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?10 min read·Jan 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…6 min read·Sep 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…5 min read·Sep 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…7 min read·Aug 28, 2020----