Jess Clay, PhD

I model data for a living and raise a family for meaning. PhD in Quantitative Methods. Proud American. UPenn alum. 🇺🇸✝️

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

The question assumes being a SAHM is just dishes and laundry.

Raising humans is psychology, education, culture, long-term strategy — in real time. An intellectually restless woman doesn’t shrink at home. She builds there.

Motherhood isn’t the death of ambition. For some women, it’s the highest expression of it.

[Tai Lopez @tailopez]

Seneca was right when he said to be happy you must eliminate 2 things: the fear of a bad future and the memory of a bad past.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

@drmegroekle @newstart_2024 That’s not true. I have heard him call out men who seek out porn and short term pleasures many times.

You are free to disagree with his views, but he has been consistent in the criticisms of both sexes.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Erin Brockovich has launched a website and has begun tracking all data centers in America and logging resident complaints

In just 1 week it’s already logged 1,690 resident complaints

For this who don’t remember

Erin Brockovich was the paralegal responsible for winning out a case against PG&E, Hinckley in California, because their wastewater runoff was seeping into rural areas and creating a lot of health issues for, for the surrounding neighborhoods

That case brought in a $333 million settlement that went to the families affected by the situation because a lot of them either had staggering medical bills due to their tap water was no longer safe

So why is this important, well residents all over America are reporting their tap water and river water is being heavily polluted by data centers

Her map of data centers is new, she just launched it

The website features an interactive US map showing operational, under-construction, and proposed AI data centers, overlaid with community-reported complaints

Residents can submit reports with details, photos, and locations. Within days of launch, it received a surge of submissions over 1,600 in the first week, and reports of 1,800+ from 47 states shortly after

Common Resident Complaints Being Logged

- Water usage
- Raising utility bills for residents
- Noise pollution: Constant 24/7 humming from fans, generators, and cooling systems disrupting sleep, daily life, and wildlife.
- E-waste from frequent hardware upgrades, pollution including PFAS concerns

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Above all, don't lie to yourself...by Dostoevsky

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This is a major life hack:

Richard Feynman was known for his ability to convey complex ideas in simple, elegant ways.

Remember this rule the next time someone tries to fast talk you with a bunch of fancy words, acronyms, and jargon...

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

@rumilyrics Yes. Some people become deeply attached to their suffering because it gives them identity, excuses, attention, or freedom from responsibility.

Like crabs in a bucket, they’ll sometimes pull down anyone trying to climb out because growth forces them to confront their own choices.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

@incentivising “Your feelings are always valid.”

Feelings are real. But they are not always accurate, justified, proportional, or constructive. Adults have to learn emotional regulation and perspective.

[diablo ❤️‍🔥 @diablo_blck]

@QuoteJung you are not who you say you are, you are what you do.

[Kristy @iam_kristy40]

@QuoteJung Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

@QuoteJung Thomas Sowell for practical concerns

Peterson and Jung for philosophical struggles

And Agatha Christie to satisfy my womanly needs for a good mystery novel.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

@edgaralandough Don’t let your pain become someone else’s inheritance.

You are not defined by the cards you were dealt, but by how you choose to play them.

[Carl Jung Archive @QuoteJung]

When Carl Jung said:

“No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown allies will come and seek you.”

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

One of the saddest cultural shifts happening right now is the growing fear and resentment toward baby boys before they’re even born.

A boy is not “toxic masculinity waiting to happen.” He is a future son, husband, father, protector, builder, teacher, friend, and member of society.

Children tend to rise toward the expectations placed on them. If we want good men tomorrow, we have to raise boys today with love, responsibility, emotional support, and belief in their potential.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

I’m not sure people are less intelligent in the IQ sense (although, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true). But I do think many people are becoming less intellectually flexible.

The internet allows all of us to retreat into highly curated spaces that constantly reinforce our existing worldview. As a result, I see fewer productive conversations and more immediate shutdowns when people encounter perspectives that challenge them.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

I know some who had HG and that’s no walk in the park. But complications are not the norm. I completely agree with you that pregnancy is more often a beautiful and transformative process.

You undergo so many changes, both mentally and physically. I choose to see those changes as beautiful, because they created life and made me a mother.

I wouldn’t say it’s easy, but nothing worthwhile in life ever is.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life advice: Have more hobbies and fewer opinions. Learn an instrument. Plant a garden. Build something with your hands. Cook. Paint. Run. The happiest people I know spend less time debating life and more time actually living it.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

The research on recess is overwhelmingly clear: children learn better after unstructured play and movement.

The CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics, and multiple developmental studies have linked recess to improved focus, emotional regulation, social development, and physical health.

And yes, this especially matters for boys, who statistically benefit more from movement, exploration, competition, and hands-on social play during development. Replacing recess with screens is a disaster in the making.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

Katie, I couldn’t agree more.

Having a son changes your perspective on the world. You realize you’re helping shape a future man, someone who may one day lead, protect, build, serve, and love others well.

That responsibility is sacred. Boys deserve parents who remind them they are valued, needed, and capable of making tomorrow better than today.

[Jess Clay, PhD @statistchick]

I thought I understood fulfillment before marriage and motherhood. Then I had my son, and something in me fundamentally changed.

All the career milestones and accomplishments that once felt so important now seem small compared to raising a healthy, well-mannered, curious child. Truly the greatest privilege of my life.