Recommendations, Peeves, and Things I Half-Believe
AI as plastic surgery, wealthy chucking, wiki-me-dia, and 11 more summer preoccupations.
I Decoded Tim Ferriss
"True power has one wellspring: true names." Ferriss wrote that. He hasn't found his. So I went looking.
Compress or Be Compressed
Every trip, chapter, version of you gets compressed — or eventually wiped away. The only question is who's in charge.
Make Self-Help Feel Useless
Everyone has a fight that makes self-help books collect dust. You just need to know what to look for.
I Was Wrong About Extrinsic Motivation: Bribes Work
A billionaire's $1,000 bribe taught his daughter—and me—that rewards aren't dirty fuel. They're a marketing budget for identity change.
The Problem With Your Rational Decision Making
The story of how I learned the incalculable cost of being too rational and how to practice rational irrationality instead.
How to Read a Book Better Without Reading It (Using AI)
Discover how to use AI to learn from any book without reading it cover-to-cover, guided by insights from the classic 'How to Read a Book'.
Impatience and Patience Are Complements, Not Opposites
A new model from researcher Kate Sweeny proposes strategies to develop patience that makes your impatience a positive.
No More Brain Clickbait: Change The Stories You Tell Yourself
Your brain is an trashy tabloid writer. Here's how to refocus your attention to change the stories you tell yourself—and control your life's narrative.
How I Improved My Learning to Outsmart My Brain
To stop losing knowledge to my brain's inner saboteur, I started treating my brain like a company and overhauled my learning systems.
How to Savor Nostalgia Now, Not Later
How to strap the angel of your 90-year-old self onto your shoulders to savor the moments they'll feel nostalgic about.
The Suck: The Two-Headed Source of Your Obstacles in Life
The first step to overcoming the endless barrage of obstacles in life is to identify where they are coming from.