30-Degree Shift
Reality is a mass of reasons; I’m just here to map the gravity. 30-Degree Shift is a weekly publication of essays exploring the structural irony of the world through a neurodivergent lens. Whether it’s special relativity, the craft of fiction, or the sensory weight of a blue-buttercream cake, I’m looking for how light bends around our baggage.
TL;DR - My brain is a messy equation and I’m trying to solve it on the chalkboard in front of class.
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30-Degree Shift is a weekly column by William T. Torgerson
When Did Compromise Become Dangerous?
An exploration in of the evolution of a word brings insight into how ideas are born.
Passion Isn’t About Success
Passion isn’t about success.
It’s about whether you love the work even when it doesn’t matter.
Most of us don’t realize the difference until much later. Some never do.
Why Is It So Hard to Listen to the Voice in Your Head?
I almost lost my thumb the other day.
The worst part? I knew it was going to happen.
This is an exploration of the anatomy of a single choice.
Burn Your Art (Somtimes)
I finished my first real creative work at 100 issues.
Then it dissolved in soda.
Years later, I burned a novel on purpose.
This is about the difference, and how the prominence effect can provide a frame.
Life Isn’t Short
Nearly half my life is gone and I barely remember it.
Not because something happened—but because I wasn’t driving.