Archive - Thinking Better

Why can't I do the important things?

Like: why can't I just sit with my daughter? I know there's nothing more important, but for some reason I don't actually know it.

Jul 23 •

Concepts and conditioning

Let's talk about the gaping singularity at the center of everything that we're evolved to ignore

Jul 16 •

Meaning, where are you?

No one should decide what your life is about but you

Jul 9 •

First principles thinking

How to think from first principles, from first principles.

Jul 2 •

June 2024

Playground, not stage

Refactoring our default motivational pathways

Jun 25 •

Reading, fast and slow

We're culturally inclined to read fast, but reading slow is often better.

Jun 18 •

How to mindfully meditate

And how it's fundamentally different from wellness meditation

Jun 11 •

To think or not to think

The case for thinking. The case for doing.

Jun 4 •

May 2024

Why I can't follow my own advice

The anatomy of type 2 problems

May 28 •

The tangled relationship between certainty, competence, and ego.

May 21 •

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Finding a game you are good at

Why you should choose your game carefully, and how to do it

May 14 •

Think before you break things

Why "move fast, break things" doesn't mean ship garbage.

May 7 •

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