The Essential Kim

Potentially Distilled and Still This Potent

I've been on an audio kick for awhile now, so I've started making audio versions of the juicier entries, which you can hear by clicking on the speaker symbol: .

Enjoy!

Chronology

• 1992.11/20 The Revelation - Describes the Genesis Event which shaped me as a young child, as well as the Biggest Mistake Of My Life.
• 1993.10/21 Spiritual Crisis - The beginning of my realization that by not wanting to hurt others I was becoming passionless.
• 1994.06/05 Meiron Apology - My last couple years as an undergraduate at Caltech I was less than diligent in maintaining my studies. Here's some insight as to why.
• 1995.05/28 Direction Acquisition - After graduating I lost track of where I was headed in life. This was when I realized it.
• 1996.05/11 A Long Overdue Update - A blurb on my "jobless bum" phase... the first of many. :-)
• 1997.10/10 Update - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome beat me down for almost a year...
• 1998.04/17 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Update - ... but things have improved considerably since. Alas, I still ended up leaving academia because of it.
• 1999.04/07 We Are Moral Animals - Max Naravlansky was my First Disciple in the Practical Approach to Living (PAL) philosophy.
• 2000.08/08 Summary - Some blurbs to Bo Adler about the many things up in my life at the time.
• 2001.06/27 Ready For The Power Of Love - Vlad Gluzman was my First Alcolyte and then later the Second Disciple of the PAL.

• 1994.11/08 DTB Explanation - I believe friends shouldn't stand athwart friendship. Here's an example buried in a sensitive relationship situation.
• 1996.06/14 Young Adult - A description of my dissatisfaction with both remaining a child and becoming an adult. I must forge my own path, that of the Young Adult.
• 1996.07/03 Exclusion Principle - This describes associations formed via the Exclusion Principle and expounds some of my long-term goals.
• 1996.11/17 Interdependence - A treaty on the non-duality of dependence and independence, motivated by Stephen Covey.
• 1997.06/04 Cherish Others As They Are - Some glimmers into my internal psychology.
• 1999.07/02 Introvertive Conversational Inhibitors - Helping people understand themselves is an important part of my life.
• 1999.08/03 Peace of Mind - Strategically putting ourselves in a good state is a sound problem solving strategy.
• 1999.09/23 Monogamy - Here are some of the reasons why I've chosen monogamy in my own life.
• 2001.09/05 Conversation Anatomy - An algorithmic look at how to lead conversations.
• 2001.09/07 Do Your Best - Making the best incremental change right now is the fastest path to growth.
• 2002.02/08 Living Freedom Mission - Tying large goals to human-scale action is an essential component to social change.
• 2002.06/19 Dietary Guidelines and Food Politics - To my great surprise, I have waxed more political about certain topics as I grow older.
• 2002.11/27 The Balancing Act - Managing contradictory information is an important Balancing Act.
• 2004.03/01 Habits of Learning - Learning as a lifestyle choice best supported by a suite of habits.
• 2005.09/22 Cornerstone Motivations - The simple things that motivate me.
• 2006.01/14 Environments of Friends - Why birds of a feather flock together.
• 2006.01/30 Seduction of Kim - Recent changes in my body have made me uncomfortably attractive to women.
• 2007.03/25 Great Estrogen Experiment - I've decided to combat increasing insensitivity with increasing fat.

• 1990.03/12 Cross Country Trip I - A monolithic cross country trip, where I fell in love with a) road trips and b) black Camaros.
• 1996.05/23 Sonny Devastation - A disastrous night with my best friend. Sonny and I went our separate ways for a year after this, but we have since reunited.
• 1996.09/22 Cross Country Trip III - Another perilous cross country trip. Woohoo!
• 1996.10/04 A Wall Which Has Been Built At Caltech - My best (and probably last) grand prank in the old Caltech style.
• 1998.12/05 Colleen Breakup - My first truly hurtful wound in many years was also my first wild ride in a relationship.
• 1999.02/12 Outdoor Mobile Dinner Theatre 1 - Girls aren't the only people that want to have fun. ;-)
• 1999.10/10 KimCam and Other Projects - A short story that typifies why I need the KimCam.
• 2000.10/03 Wake Up Call - Sometimes I am called upon to swack people upside the head.
• 2001.06/12 Questionnaire - A tongue-in-cheek rewording of those viral internet questionnaires.