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Brock Covington
The Active Mind
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Essays
Brock Covington
The Active Mind
Reviews
Essays
The Active Mind
Reviews
Essays
Dostoevsky’s Demons in the Modern World
Brock Covington 11/7/25 Brock Covington 11/7/25

Dostoevsky’s Demons in the Modern World

The Enduring Prevalence of Dostoevsky’s Darkest Ideas

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Automation & the Death of the American Worker
Brock Covington 10/27/25 Brock Covington 10/27/25

Automation & the Death of the American Worker

Why Workforce Fears Are Justified and Worse Than You Think

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When Progress Dehumanizes Us
Brock Covington 9/15/25 Brock Covington 9/15/25

When Progress Dehumanizes Us

How Innovation Can Erode Human Connection and Development

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An Open Letter to My Son
Brock Covington 8/8/25 Brock Covington 8/8/25

An Open Letter to My Son

My Hopes, Fears, and Reflections as I Become a First-Time Dad

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Language Learning: The LEGO Analogy
Brock Covington 7/31/25 Brock Covington 7/31/25

Language Learning: The LEGO Analogy

What Building with LEGOs Can Teach Us About Language Learning

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The Prophecy of David Foster Wallace
Brock Covington 6/21/25 Brock Covington 6/21/25

The Prophecy of David Foster Wallace

Revisiting Wallace’s prescient ideas in today’s world

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Expressing the Beauty in the Ordinary
Brock Covington 5/23/25 Brock Covington 5/23/25

Expressing the Beauty in the Ordinary

How Effective, Colorful Prose Can Return Our Awareness to the Present

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6 Takeaways From Learning a Second Language
Brock Covington 2/28/25 Brock Covington 2/28/25

6 Takeaways From Learning a Second Language

Insights and Reflections from Studying a Foreign Language

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Meeting Your Parents
Brock Covington 2/14/25 Brock Covington 2/14/25

Meeting Your Parents

Reflections on the Honorable Fallibility of Parents

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Silent Cost of Inaction
Brock Covington 1/31/25 Brock Covington 1/31/25

Silent Cost of Inaction

How Choice Paralysis Undermines Your Potential

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How to Be Human in an Anti-Human World
Brock Covington 1/10/25 Brock Covington 1/10/25

How to Be Human in an Anti-Human World

How Choice Paralysis Undermines Your Potential

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Facing My Own Mediocrity
Brock Covington 10/25/24 Brock Covington 10/25/24

Facing My Own Mediocrity

Reflections on Failed Mastery and Diversification

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