Autobiographical
Maturity: Learning It’s Not About You
Feb 14, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (February 14, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses three ways in which being mature can be reduced to a single lesson: It isn’t about you. Everything you need to know about maturity can be boiled down to one lesson: It’s not about you. I’d like to claim credit for this realization, but the accolades belong to my close friend Rosalia. A valuable sounding board if there ever...
Soul-Searching of an American Insomniac
Feb 10, 2015 | Autobiographical, Mental Illness, mic
Published: Good Men Project (February 10, 2015) I am an American and an insomniac … and that link is not coincidental. ___ My insomnia is a distinctly American trait. Obviously I’m not arguing that only Americans suffer from insomnia, but as a nation we are undeniably prone to it. Studies reveal that roughly 60 million of my countrymen have a hard time going to sleep at night, with roughly 22...
The Pros and Cons of Workaholism
Jan 24, 2015 | Autobiographical, Mental Illness, mic, Original Source Salon.com
Thoughts on Jewish Identity in a Post-Charlie Hebdo World
Jan 22, 2015 | Autobiographical, Jewish Experiences, mic, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Good Men Project (January 22, 2015) Matthew Rozsa explores the divided politics of the American Jewish community. ___ Although I recall a great deal about the day I was nearly murdered, my conscious memory has suppressed the few minutes during which my head was held under water and my 6th grade classmates chanted “Drown the Jew!” Like a scratched DVD, it skips from the moment right...
My Life in Review: The People Who Changed Me
Dec 31, 2014 | Autobiographical, General Advice, mic, Original Source Salon.com
3 Things I Want You To Know Asperger’s Syndrome
Nov 19, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, mic, Original Source Salon.com
How being best friends with Siri saved an autistic boy’s life
Oct 23, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (October 23, 2014) Earlier this week, the New York Times ran an editorial by Judith Newman about her autistic child and the bond he has developed with Siri, the iPhone app. After discovering there was “someone who would not just find information on his various obsessions...but actually semi-discuss these subjects tirelessly,” Newman has found that her son Gus now has a...
I’m a real teacher, and I love Rate My Professor
Oct 13, 2014 | Autobiographical, Education, Internet Culture, mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (October 13, 2014) The website Rate My Professor, which allows users to rank and write reviews of their teachers, is more than just a valuable tool for college students who want to be smart consumers about their classroom experiences. It also embodies the greatest promise of the Internet revolution—its ability to not only disseminate information, but encourage people to...
Navigating with Anxiety
Oct 12, 2014 | Autobiographical, Liskula Cohen, Mental Illness
Published: Good Men Project (October 12, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Two people, one condition. See how anxiety affected the lives of Liskula Cohen and Matt Rozsa. There is a chaotic quality to suffering from anxiety. As this article was being developed, it became clear that it’s impossible to effectively capture the experience of clinical anxiety in the same linear fashion used for other...