Archive - Thinking Better

The unreasonable effectiveness of learning to unblock yourself

And how to do it

Sep 3 •

August 2024

Anxiety is a superpower

Some thoughts on anxiety from repeatedly trying to fly

Aug 27 •

What is your default state?

Finding free will within the confines of neurochemical puppetry

Aug 20 •

A system for hard things

The easiest way to do hard things is to learn to love doing them

Aug 13 •

Money and happiness

What the studies seem to actually say

Aug 6 •

July 2024

You can sit and do nothing

It's a valid option.

Jul 30 •

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 •

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