PinnedAlex Trauth-Goik·Apr 1, 2024How Talking About Our ‘Mental Health Crisis’ May Inadvertently Be Making It WorseA year ago, I was in a rough spot mentally. I’d just moved halfway across the world to a different country where I knew no one. My…
PinnedInThe StartupbyAlex Trauth-Goik·Apr 27, 2020What Relativity & Quantum Theory Reveal about the Nature of RealityAt the heart of every great question lies a paradoxA response icon1A response icon1
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PinnedAlex Trauth-Goik·Aug 18, 2021Taxicab ChineseThe story of how I became fluent in Chinese sitting in the passenger seatA response icon2A response icon2
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Alex Trauth-Goik·Jul 26, 2025The Digital World We Never ChoseWhy it’s time to reclaim agency in the systems that shape our lives
Alex Trauth-Goik·Jul 17, 2025Tag-Based Sparring: An Underdeveloped Pedagogical Tool For Modern GrapplingTo my non-combat oriented readers — I apologies. What follows is somewhat of a jargon filled discussion aimed at experienced practitioners…
Alex Trauth-Goik·Jul 10, 2025Revisiting the Samurai’s BladeWhat it means to be master of both pen and sword
Alex Trauth-Goik·Jun 30, 2025How Confucian Values Shape Civic Life and National Identity in East AsiaIf you’ve ever read a Confucian text — or even just skimmed a quote or two — you’ve probably come across the idea that society starts with…
