Jacob MaxwellFeb 162 minMake Adversity Your Sparring PartnerRural Northern Ontario, 2016. As I stepped into the dark, dingy, and smelly confines of the boys change room, my heart rate quickened. Th...
Jacob MaxwellFeb 54 minFrom Studying to Singleness: Five Things I’ve Learned to Appreciate During QuarantineWe have all heard the 'glass half full' adage, but it has been repeated so many times, it's easy to forget how crucial a sense of gratefu...
Jacob MaxwellJan 232 minKick the Dullness of Adult Life with Childish PositivityLet me read this post to you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Easg7-lJk I awoke that Sunday morning abruptly with a psychological uneas...
Jacob MaxwellJan 162 minKnow What Fills You: Finding Sanity in the Post-Secondary Rat RaceI stared at the blank word document, the pulsating cursor taunting me with its rhythmic disappearance. In one thousand characters or less...
Jacob MaxwellJan 122 minSeven Months, Three Kilometres, and the Difference a Pandemic MakesJune. I emerged from my seventeen year-old toyota echo, drenched in sweat after a long commute without air conditioning. Unlocking and en...
Jacob MaxwellJan 62 minA Remarkable Example: In Loving Memory of Vincent Mendes de Franca, 1937 - 2021When we are young, we look in a forward-facing direction. We seek education, occupations, and capital, all in the service of an imagined ...
Jacob MaxwellJan 23 minGet Out of Your Own Way: Embracing the Messiness of Academic SuccessMy pathology exam, one-hundred and forty questions long, with an emphasis on whole-semester integration, was three days away. Nonetheless...
