Benjamin Herrin
reflections on life, the universe, and everything
Community – Marco.org →
Community can be difficult to find and even more difficult to keep. As Marco says: Communities form, change, and dissolve over time. … We change, too. I didn’t move on from most of those solely because they changed — it was usually because we both changed, and it was no longer a good fit.
Being Inclusive on Discord, Teams, and Slack
So I LOVE the discord community of Off-Nominal and while we’re not super diverse I always try to approach things with diversity in mind. I’ll note that as a community we’re working really hard to improve our diversity and we will do better (see more of what we’re doing to improve and help). So one of the most common things
Going Public with Life Altering Social Anxiety
I want to tell you something so you can better understand me and so that I don't have to hide behind lies or half truths anymore. I'm sorry that I've lied but this is a difficult thing for most people and especially when you're the one going through it. We all have routines, we go through most of them every
How I photograph dancers
Dancers love to see those cool shots of themselves on the dance floor doing their thing. The photos can be serious, funny, completely wacky or full of emotion. Some photographers are fantastic at capturing these moments, some of us are improving with every shot. I'd like to tell you a bit about my current thought process when I photograph dancers.
Happiness
We enjoyed achieving things, meeting goals and such. But more and more I've found we derive happiness from those around us, be they fleeting or anchors in our lives. It's not about the monuments we build or the things we create. It's about letting our emotions flow into those around us, changing their lives with your own. For every action.
The Rhythm of Happiness
The difficult thing with social anxiety is that you are inherently scared of social situations but you still crave them. We're just like everyone else, we still like to meet people and hang out with our friends. It's just more difficult. Hopefully if if you have anxiety you're able to find something that lets you shed those fears at least
How we relate to others
The other day I was driving and it was pouring down rain. I was driving more carefully as the weather demanded it, but not everyone was. I got frustrated with the people that were driving fast, tailgating or rubber necking at accidents. And this was a long three and a half hour drive in the rain so I got frustrated
Off-Nominal - space YouTube →
A few friends, a couple of drinks, and casual conversations about space. Live every Thursday right here! It’s a fun and laid-back show hosted by Jake Robins of WeMartians and Anthony Colangelo of Main Engine Cut Off, and features their friends and other esteemed special guests.
