Be Greater. [004]: The Wembanyama Standard

On reading before the game, trying when nobody else is, and what it looks like to actually care.

Apr 3 • [garrett fowler]

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March 2026

Be Greater. [003]: Offline Is the New Counterculture

On dumb phones, vinyl records, and the human urge to push back.

Mar 20 • [garrett fowler]

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Be Greater. [002]: Leave It Better Than You Found It

On trash, inaction, and why “good enough” isn’t. How it all started.

Mar 6 • [garrett fowler]

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February 2026

Be Greater. [001]: A Greater Standard

Living with higher standards in an optimized world.

Feb 21 • [garrett fowler]

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What Happened to the World?

And what happens to Culture when Optimization becomes the default?

Feb 12 • [garrett fowler]

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January 2026

The Sun Keeps Burning... For Now.

I sat alone on the Carolina coast, in the darkness of night, watching planes fly amongst the stars above the ocean.

Jan 17 • [garrett fowler]

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The Last Place I Was Unreachable.

A reflective essay on growing up offline, unreachability, and how boredom and built-in limits once shaped our sense of time and attention.

Jan 11 • [garrett fowler]

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December 2025

The Waiting Room.

Old rooms remain unchanged, but time passes through them differently.

Dec 29, 2025 • [garrett fowler]

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When Boredom Was a Doorway.

There was a time when boredom wasn’t something you escaped.

Dec 23, 2025 • [garrett fowler]

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When Silence Became Uncomfortable.

On boredom, attention, and the moments we no longer let linger.

Dec 18, 2025 • [garrett fowler]

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When Childhood Was Still Offline.

A reflection on the freedom, boredom, and presence we had before life went online.

Dec 13, 2025 • [garrett fowler]

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