Hi, I’m Zach Washam.
Welcome to my online home.
I am an explorer and a creator, and I love people deeply. My past creations include music, visual art, and computer programming classes, but my primary medium is the written word.
I am obsessed with truthful human orientation and the proper navigation of life. In a chaotic and deceptive world, how can we orient ourselves spiritually and philosophically in order to understand and act out the truth?
Some more specific questions I have explored are:
What true beliefs and behavior lead to beauty, goodness, and sustaining life?
How can we build and sustain wonderful homes (like a meaningful career, deep relationships, and identity) in a chaotic, evolving world?
How can we find spiritual orientation with integrity and avoid getting swept away by irrational religious culture and dubious beliefs?
How should you use this site?
I share my best writing in the Essays section. Right now, the only post is An Excerpt from As Far as I Can Tell.
In the Notes section, I share less formal and more frequent posts like Our Failure of Virtue and Conservative Appreciation of Iconoclasm.
In addition to sharing my own work, I like to curate and analyze content from my favorite thinkers, such as Wonder and the Good by Larry Arnn and Live Not by Lies by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
When you read a post, leave a comment! What was useful, thought-provoking, or inspiring? What do you agree or disagree with? Let’s explore these interesting domains together and learn more about the world and ourselves.
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How to contact me
If you would like to get in touch, please email me at zach@zachwasham.com.