🎧 041: Why I Regret Not Journaling (And How I’m Processing Today’s Conflict).

Join me on a walk across Central Park from the West Side to the Met (and back again).In this episode, we explore the ancient Persian city of Nishapur (a hub of the Silk Road), the hidden engineering history of Park Avenue’s most "unstable" skyscraper, and the somber reality of why we must record our thoughts during times of war.Key moments* How Central Park hides its traffic via "below-grade" thoroughfares* The Silk Road: Trade artifacts from the 1930s now at the Met* The Journaling Pivot: Why our memories of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are unreliable* The Citicorp Center: The building that almost toppled in the 1970s* The "hilly" origins of ManhattanSign up for my newsletter at https://uponconsideration.com.For the full experience (videos, images, transcript), visit wiljr.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wiljr.substack.com