Westenberg.
Field Notes on Now.
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Thin Desires Are Eating Your Life
The defining experience of our age seems to be hunger. We're hungry for more, but we have more than we need. We're hungry for less, while
Growth is a Poor Man's God
We've built an entire civilization around a single metric: growth. GDP must grow. Startups must grow. Your follower count, your revenue, your personal brand, your meditation practice. The
Is It a Metric or an Obsession?
I’ve been thinking about why some people can track their progress on goals without going insane, while others turn into the guy who weighs himself four times a day
I Have Declared Feed Bankruptcy.
On Brainrot
The conservative commentator Erick-Woods Erickson observed on his Substack this week that Twitter has now convinced large swaths of the American right that Europe has been completely overrun by Muslims,
Don't Become a Connoisseur.
One of the great pleasures of my life is a bacon double cheeseburger. The simpler the better. Meat, cheese, a good pickle, a lug of ketchup and some sizzling bacon.
The Harvest Will Come
I spent most of my twenties believing that purpose was something you found once and then held onto. A winning lottery ticket you kept in your wallet forever. The self-help
2025 Productivity Update
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Every Decision Has Three Costs: Time, Focus, and Optionality
Why Decisions Are More Expensive Than You Think
Your 80 Year Old Self Would Give Anything to Have the Day You're Having.
Before the Baseline Breaks
Life Isn't Chess. It's Poker.
The Power of Thinking in Bets
Personal Business
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