Data Inputs
The quality of your thinking depends on the quality of your inputs. Here's how to design a better information diet.
2026-09-04
Writing
A Variable Experience
We used to have diverse, unscripted experiences. Now algorithms curate our reality. The cost is more subtle than we realize.
2026-08-16
How to Slow Down
There are many ways to decelerate: actively, gradually, suddenly, or not at all. Each has its place.
2026-07-28
Yearn to Change
The desire for transformation is human. But yearning without action is just sophisticated procrastination.
2026-07-09
Barter as a Purpose
We trade more than goods and services. We trade attention, energy, and meaning. Understanding the exchange changes everything.
2026-06-21
The Deep Work Session
Two hours of focused work beats eight hours of distracted busywork. Here's how to protect the time that actually moves things forward.
2026-06-03
On Hats, Haircuts, and Tattoos
A framework for decision-making: some choices are easily reversible, others take time to fix, and a few are permanent. Know which is which.
2026-05-18
From Side Project to Revenue
Patterns from makers who turned weekend projects into sustainable income. The journey from hobby to business.
2026-05-01
Newsletter Boxes
Turn your inbox into your boss. The best minds in the world, forced to give you their best thoughts every week. For free.
2026-04-07
The Yellowed Pages
Printed books feel rare now. When I see yellowed pages, I feel this knowledge is safe from the internet. Protected from AI.
2026-03-19
Ideas That Change the World
Human history isn't just marked by events, but by ideas so powerful they infected minds and rewrote reality.
2026-03-03
Ideas Matter
Old ideas vs new ideas. The illusion of freshness. Why we dismiss yesterday's brilliance and chase today's shiny thought.
2026-02-11
Find Where the Sun Sets
Whenever you move to a new place or visit somewhere familiar, find out where the sun sets. Make watching it a daily ritual.
2026-01-25
The Domain Hoarder
On the peculiar habit of collecting domain names. Most will never become anything. But the practice of capturing is the point.
2026-01-24
Learning to Say No
Every yes is a no to something else. Protecting your time isn't selfish - it's the only way to do meaningful work.
2026-01-08
The 4AM Observations
I found myself awake at 4am recently. What I discovered about the invisible work happening before dawn.
2025-12-22
The Chopping Metaphor
Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. The work remains.
2025-12-04
Failures I'm Grateful For
The projects that flopped taught me more than the ones that succeeded. Here's what failure actually looks like.
2025-11-18
Revenue is the Only Metric
Vanity metrics feel good but mean nothing. Only one number tells you if your business is real.
2025-11-03
Ship Weekly, Learn Fast
The gap between shipping and not shipping is the gap between learning and guessing. Velocity beats perfection.
2025-10-19
The One-Person Business
You don't need a team to build something meaningful. Solo businesses are not just viable - they're often better.
2025-10-06
Why Build in Public
Sharing the journey isn't just marketing. It's accountability, connection, and a forcing function for clarity.
2025-09-25
The Magic of Constraints
Unlimited options paralyze. Tight constraints liberate. Why less truly is more when building things.
2025-09-09
Ideas Are Easy, Execution Is Hard
Everyone has a million-dollar idea. Almost nobody has a million-dollar execution. Here's the difference.
2025-08-31
The Fear of Success
We talk about fear of failure. But the deeper fear - the one we don't admit - is that we might actually get what we want.
2025-08-14
Identity is a Trap
The stories we tell about ourselves become prisons. Here's how to break free without losing yourself.
2025-07-28
Process Over Outcome
Stop obsessing about results. Fall in love with the work itself. That's where the magic happens.
2025-07-11
The AI Girlfriend Era
We're not just building tools anymore. We're building relationships. What does that mean for the humans involved?
2025-06-23
Keep Hitting the Nail
You never know which swing moves the needle. The only certainty is that stopping guarantees nothing changes.
2025-06-07