Being grateful without being in denial 5

The Problem In the past year I’ve seen multiple articles posted on social media about the importance of having gratitude if you want to be happy. Most self-help books would probably say the exact same thing; after all, it really seems obvious that gratitude is important for happiness. At the same time, for me and ...

Why I Believe

I wrote a while back on my experiences with doubt. After getting some feedback from that post, I figure it’s best that I quickly summarize where I am now in my beliefs. The funny thing looking back on the matter is that I was probably deepest in doubt before I really started to investigate the relevant issues. ...

The Darkness of Doubt 8

Doubt sucks. It might be necessary, it might even be good, but at its worst it has also been probably the most painful thing I’ve experienced in my life so far. Unfortunately, I think it’s something unavoidable for me, since I do care a great deal about making sure that what I believe in is, ...

Original Piece #1 5

  I’ve written about 5 complete piano solos in total, and I’m trying to notate and/or record each one. Here is the first one, written around the age of 12, with some small changes over the years. I had recently learned Für Elise by Beethoven when I wrote it, which inspired this piece to some ...

About

Robert is a software engineer who lives in Brooklyn. Originally from Atlanta, he studied computer science at Georgia Tech. He also spent a couple of years studying piano performance at neighboring Georgia State, and although he didn’t finish his music degree, music is still a huge part of his life. Aside from music and software ...

A tribute to one of my favorite movies 4

Starálfur – Sigur Rós 1

One of my all-time favorite Sigur Rós songs. I decided to make my own piano arrangement of it. You can download sheet music for my arrangement here.