the study of what shapes us.

We are shaped by forces
we rarely notice.

taylorexe. is an ongoing inquiry into why we think, behave, and live the way we do, and what becomes possible when we begin to understand the influences shaping us.

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Become the architect of your own life.

We are constantly being shaped by our environment, relationships, habits, beliefs, technology, culture, and the systems around us.

My work explores these influences so we can understand them, question them, and deliberately design lives that better support who we want to become.

Understand the architecture. Then redesign it.

Featured work

You Are More Malleable Than You Think

Behaviour

You Are More Malleable Than You Think

We like to imagine that who we are comes entirely from within. Look closer, and the boundaries become much harder to find.

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Your Environment Is Making Decisions For You

Environment

Your Environment Is Making Decisions For You

Before willpower enters the equation, the world around us has already made some choices easier than others.

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The Problem With How Things Should Have Been

Philosophy

The Problem With How Things Should Have Been

How much of our suffering comes from reality itself, and how much comes from our attachment to another version of it?

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About

Taylor presenting

Hey, I’m Taylor.

I’m a writer and student fascinated by why we think, behave, and live the way we do.

taylorexe. is where I explore those questions through reading, learning, thinking, and writing. I’m particularly interested in the forces that shape us, and what becomes possible when we learn to recognise them.

I don’t have all the answers. That’s kind of the point. I’m here to ask better questions, follow my curiosity, and share what I find along the way.