Philosophy
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
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
Your 80 Year Old Self Would Give Anything to Have the Day You're Having.
Before the Baseline Breaks
We're All Unreliable Narrators
Westenberg Pro
How to Stay Sane in a World That Rewards Insanity
Is There Still a Return on Being Reasonable?
Letters to Your Younger Self Are a Scam
The Futility of Trying to Tell Your Younger Self Anything Useful
Why You Should Write Every Day (Even if You’re Not a Writer)
Writing Is Thinking With the Training Wheels Off
Cheap Certainty Is Eating the World
Westenberg Pro
The Map Is Not the Territory (and It’s Definitely Not Progress)
How Smart People Stay Stuck
You Are Insignificant. That's a Good Thing.
A Short Guide to Being Infinitesimally Small