Saying less

The power of keeping things to yourself, and the volume of silence

Oct 5 • 

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August 2025

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

16 very brief lessons from a great & terrible past year

Aug 30 • 

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What's worth wanting?

On copied desires, taste, and how to know what’s truly yours

Aug 6 • 

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June 2025

Are you doing enough nothing?

On the neuroscience of nothing and the art of loafing well

Jun 8 • 

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May 2025

The good old days (are now)

Nostalgia is one helluva drug.

May 31 • 

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When belief is a bitch

This is the trouble with the truth

May 27 • 

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Purpose is overrated

What the Greeks got wrong

May 17 • 

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April 2025

Why small problems are worse than big ones

The patterns that hold us back, and a few simple ways to break them

Apr 1 • 

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March 2025

How's your anxiety?

10 low-effort ways to improve your mental health, plus the advantage of overreacting.

Mar 7 • 

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