Recently I have been thinking a lot about freedom, and what it means to be free in a society but also what it means to be individually free. What does it mean to be free individually? For me, I strive to be free from a lot of societal norms that…
In 2013 a game was released on the app store called Geometry Dash. The game was about a cube who had to dodge and jump over obstacles in order to reach the end of each level! At the start it was only levels created by the creator of the game…
According to data from the General Social Survey, Americans are becoming less happy. On a scale of 1 to 3, 1 being “not too happy” and 3 being “very happy” Americans are currently around a 2.18 which is lower than the peak in 1993 of 2.25. This is due to…
During the summer of 2020, I went on a road trip to Kentucky and into Chicago. When in Chicago, I got to experience both what it was like in the main city but also on the outskirts where some of the more affluent suburbs were located. After we spent a…
If you search for the definition of the word ‘Ego’ in google, you get ‘a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance’. Other definitions such as one from Merriam-Webster include ‘the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world’. For the past couple years I have had the word…
While I was on my run last night, it occurred to me how much listening to music helped with my exercising. Especially with running, listening to music seems to give me more energy. I can keep my pace with the rhythm / beat of each song. It also prevents me…
About an hour ago, I got a random idea to start a clothing brand with my friend. Now, I have had urges in the past to start my own clothing brand but this summer seems like the best time to actually do it. I texted my friend Tony saying, hey…
A couple years ago, I was on a trip with my friends exploring Europe. We were in Belgium at the time, in a small town called Herne. It was July 19th, 2019 and we were planning to just stay home and relax from all of our recent adventures, but Kim…
A couple days ago I downloaded the 12 Gigabyte latest macOS update called Big Sur. It took a while but after my Macbook Pro restarted I immediately noticed a completely different, new modern design. The folders looked different, safari had a new, cooler looking design and a lot of other…
Lately I have been getting back into my habit of writing music. I have not written much music since my last album released near the end of 2020. Around February, I became inspired again to write more songs and in a period of 3 days I wrote around upwards of…
Jackson Glasser
My name is Jackson, I am the owner of jaxhoffman.com and love to create music, travel and explore! I love telling stories and writing also!
