“I’m uncomfortable with any culture that encourages you take on an entire identity, rather than to express a facet of your own identity (‘maker,’ rather than ‘someone who makes things’)”.

Chachra, Debbie. “Why I Am Not a Maker,” in The Atlantic (Washington, DC: The Atlantic Monthly Group, 2015). This passage resonated with me because this is something that my Dad often says to me. He warns me against labeling myself,… Continue Reading