CEO & Rapper vs Nurse & student
The Dual Life: A Digital Zine
Taylor started Latency in high school. He noticed his friends were burned out and wanted to create clothing that encouraged rest. He printed the first hoodie on his bedroom floor with the word “pause” across the front. Students at his school began wearing it, then others followed. Latency grew from a side project into a small brand with a clear message: slow down. Around the same time, Taylor began releasing music under the name T-Moon. His songs focus on school pressure, late nights, and finding balance. Both the brand and the music reflect his goal to help people take a break.
Taylor also volunteers as a student nurse. He spends weekends at a local clinic helping patients and assisting staff. The experience taught him discipline and empathy. He plans to study nursing after high school and work in healthcare. The work is demanding but gives him perspective. He says caring for patients reminds him why he started Latency in the first place. Both nursing and design, to him, are about helping people feel better. With a younger brother who is 10 years younger than him, Taylor knows exactly what it means to care with empathy
When I asked him how he balances everything–school, music, nursing, his brand–he just laughed and said, “You don’t.” That stuck with me. He doesn’t try to separate the parts of his life or weigh them against each other. He just lives all of it at once, fully. Watching him made me realize that balance isn’t something you find, but rather, it’s something you create by caring deeply about what you do.