Desire Paths

What urban architecture figured out about living someone else's life, that most people never do

The Prison You Build While Trying to Prove You Belong

It’s Not Imposter Syndrome. It’s a Broken Scoreboard.

Killing your personality

Your personality is a lie. A composite of survival strategies, other people's opinions, and cultural baggage. And it's quietly suffocating the real you.

What if your problem isn't the problem?

Six questions. One framework.

RSVP to My Eulogy

You're invited

Unused potential does not carry over when you die. It may be time to use it.

An essay on why evolution favors the average, and the curse of being gifted.

Your Intelligence Is Getting Cheaper

An argument for why your judgment might become the most valuable thing you own.

I'll keep it a secret

If I Had a Son.

1,776 jelly beans explain the “Is this it?” feeling

Christmas came early

Optimizing Your Life Away