The Polythróna with Hadrian Archo

 Originally written:  11/30/2018   Preface: I want to start this preface to make it clear that I am not the best, fastest, or most avid reader at all. However, I can say that I made significant progress in this area of my life over the past three or four years. This guide provides the reasons and the processes I undertook to try and read more. Because this guide only reflects my experience, it would be wrong for me to think this is universally applicable to all people. However, I again want to show how much I changed along this process. For instance, I recall that I did not read my first book for pleasure until the winter of 2017. On the contrary, in 2018, I read 5 books from front to back so far. Otherwise, between 2012-2016 I only really read for my college classes. My hope is that this guide can help you become better read in topics you want to learn about in time. 1.     Begin with a topic you want to read about. a.     For me, this was autobiographies. I wanted to learn more about

 Originally Written: 05/31/2019 Premise I had a conversation with a couple of my co-workers about a week before the time of this writing on the topic of child support. Although it revolved around whether or not child support should even exist in the first place, I found myself to be really uninformed on the topic. What proceeded after that discussion was a quick google search that led me to this quote from the Wikipedia page on child support: “The 1992 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a binding convention signed by every member nation of the United Nations and formally ratified by all but the United States. It declares that the upbringing and development of children and a standard of living adequate for the children's development is a common responsibility of both parents and a fundamental human right for children, and asserts that the primary responsibility to provide such for the children rests with their parents.” I found this interesting as the de

  Originally written 04/17/2018 Transcribed and edited 9/2/2018 I always found it interesting how easy it can be to dislike someone, and that for a notable amount of people this seems to be the default setting for the way they interact with others. Now, in this respect, I don’t exactly want to delve into the unfortunate life circumstances of rape victims, abuse victims, mental disorders, or other psychological disorders as they constitute an entirely different set of rules and principles that guide their behavior. I only want to investigate the typical person you would find at the grocery store, work with at a job, or go on a date with. However, I want to get the point across that disliking someone takes a lot more work than people realize. I will take the next few pages to explain why I think so and give a couple of examples of the principles I lay out in action. Basic Definitions to Establish our Premise Imperative to understanding the position I take is to define the terms I will