When I was younger, I wanted a lot of things – in a very literal sense. I didn’t just look at objects as the ‘next thing to get’ as much as I viewed them
writing
Right. rite. write.
"If I had more time, I would have written less."
I first started writing on the internet when I was 12 years-old, and quickly became an avid member of the now-extinct Xanga community.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve dreamed of writing a book. In 2021, I did it; publishing “Dear Atlas: It’s me; your Dad.” which is now available on Amazon.com for purchase.
9 years in the making.
Oops. I did it again.
"Use the right tool for the job."
From the laughter-filled chaos of childhood adventures to the reflective quiet of life’s crossroads, “Priceless” spans the gamut of human emotion, offering insights into the shared experiences that define us.
Aaron Plaat Blog
My words.my mind.
Ever since I was a boy, I remember feeling deeply. As an adult, I’ve discovered that age hasn’t done anything to reduce – or mute – the way that I feel, as it has
When I worked in Silicon Valley, there was a common trend I noticed when people would introduce new companies/concepts to somebody unfamiliar; they would use existing companies to describe the concept. For example –
For a good portion of my life, I’ve felt that I’m not good enough, smart enough, successful enough or wealthy enough. You could say that ‘enough deficiency’ has been a central theme of my
I once heard a phrase that goes something like this: “Nobody ever wrote a speech while they were drowning.” My version goes something like this: “You can’t have a conversation with somebody when you’ve
There are a lot of things I’ve learned since getting the 944 in November. For one, a 40 year-old car is a lot more than an engine on a set of wheels and tires;
“Timing is everything” or so I hear. When you think about the massive consequences even a few short seconds can have on your life, it really makes you think differently about the seconds that
As a teenager, I found myself in a home with parents that were incredibly conservative. Part of their parenting involved restricting the types of music I was allowed to listen to. At that time,
Today, something happened to me and Atlas that I’ll remember for the rest of my life. It was one of those unexpected things that catch you completely off-guard and change way you feel in
There’s a beautiful thing that happens to a caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly; its entire body transforms into liquid, in a process known as ‘chrysalis’, before it becomes a butterfly. While there are