HeyJaredPhilosophy in the Wild
I write about existential philosophy for our everyday lives. I focus a lot on outdoor activities such as mountain biking, fishing, and camping. I hope that you will find inspiration here for walking the trails of life and talking together along the way.
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Be More Kind (opens the original)
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***Today’s post was originally published back in May of 2025, but when I was thinking this week about what I wanted to say and what song spoke to where I was, I keep returning to “Be More Kind” by Frank Turner. In fact, I mentioned it in my post on Friday about finding inspiration in a time of injury. I just couldn’t shake that this is what we all need to hear right now. So, apologize to those of you who read it then and find it repetitive now, but I figure that the most important ideas need rea
Finding Inspiration in a Time of Injury (opens the original)
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I had hoped that my broken wrist would have recovered enough at this point such that I could return to full Substack speed, but alas, it has not. Despite having bought an ergonomic keyboard (which is apparently better for wrists!), and being able to remove my brace for a while in order to type, my mobility is still so limited that every sentence is taking far longer than I wish it were. That said, physical therapy continues and so hopefully mobility will return soon. Nonetheless, I want to get b
Dolly Parton in Oregon (opens the original)
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Hello friends, hopefully you saw my Substack note from a couple weeks ago (or any of my social media updates), but let me apologize again about being absent from Substack over the past couple weeks. If you missed that info, here it is in brief: I was mountain biking at a downhill bike park in Georgia, called Jarrod’s Place. Having been to numerous bike parks, this one had by far the coolest place to wait for the shuttle. They had taken an old church pew and turned it into this piece of art. I lo
Thinking in a Time of Thoughtlessness (opens the original)
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As I was trying to figure out what to write about this week, I kept coming back to an idea that I wrote about over two years ago and yet seems even more pressing now. So, I am revising the content from that post and resharing it here since the vast majority of my subscribers have joined on since it was originally made available. I do hope that it speaks to you wherever you are. I am really struggling to figure out how not to give up in the face of just incompetence, ignorance, and willed disrega
A Defense of Liberal Arts Education (opens the original)
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Quick disclaimer: Today’s post is a much revised version of a talk I first gave all the way back in 2013. I mention that for two reasons. First, I know that nobody is still listening to Macklemore and so don’t judge me. Second, I actually thought that I had turned this talk into a previous post, but despite searching all my previous material, it doesn’t seem like I have. That said, if you happen to find that other post somewhere in my archive, then please feel free to keep that realization to yo
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