Nick Hodges

David Millington and I built Respectify to make online comments smarter, calmer, and more worth reading.

There are legitimate concerns about voting on all sides

I never ceased to be amazed at how she can produce an endless stream of beautiful songs.

I don't hear people talking enough about these shows.

Just take a moment to see across the gap

Coming to you live from the beach

Some books are so good that you have to read them again

99.9% of the time, we have to take the world as is.

Finish strong, even when it seems like it doesn't matter.

I haven't got the slightest idea why anyone wouldn't want to own a Tesla

I ran a mile time trial and REALLY surprised myself

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Everyone has a Bother Factor.

Please consider reading my mom's novel

Today, remember how strong we are and how we'll get through this, too

Sports can fall into three distinct categories.

In which I wax philosophical about being kind of old

How my approach to Wordle has taught me a valuable life lesson.

You may not have seen these, but you probably should.

Why not just buy the land you want to protect?

What's the next big thing about which we currently have no concept at all?

Read the book or watch the show?

There are a few music artists who can just do no wrong.

Olympic medals may not always be what you might think.

More on how Congress isn't doing its job.

Being one's own true self might be the hardest thing one does in life.

Just some humble advice on relationships that I've picked up over the years.

These three books are profoundly good and you should read them

Learning to deal with discomfort is a superpower

The Supreme Court did its job.

The paradox of being actively kind

We are not able to conceive of the world 100 years from now.

Sometimes making a huge life decision can come down to a coin flip.

Some tips and thoughts on playing the NY Times Connections game

Why did I ski the black slopes when I should have stayed on the blue ones?

On being less introverted'

The public library is the greatest invention in all the world

I have read many books while driving in my car

Facebook and the like don't have to be the horrible hellscape that they talk about on the news.

An interesting t-shirt at a George Strait concert.

Those f-ing cookie warnings are a massive waste of time.

I understand why people might question a book in the elementary school library.

How to be delivery driver friendly

Affordable housing for everyone isn't that hard.

Don't bother messing around with infrastructure.

Often unnoticed sports items and events that I really like

Bad web user experience is starting to drive me nuts.

Privacy is hard to define, so it isn't clear we have a right to it

Rich people add way more to society than they often get credit for

Stop shouting at the barricade and come out and talk.