1/52 As I start the new year, I’m once again encouraged by my friends Ben and Christo to write down my goals for the year, which I’ve done. …

This is a short essay I wrote for my brothers and sisters-in-law, trying to convince them to give communal living a try. — I’m lonely a lot. Maybe you are too; a lot of people are. Our whole society is obsessed with individual gratification and freedom; with getting your way…

How to participate in a Pol.is conversation Pol.is is an AI-powered engagement platform, like a survey that YOU help to create. It’ll help you see the different ways people are thinking about a topic — and discover the hidden points of consensus that can help move a conversation forward. There are two parts to participating in a…

Reposted from the Insight Consulting blog. TL;DR — There are several cognitive biases that describe our irrational preference for the status quo and our resistance to change — specifically, the status quo bias, the sunk cost fallacy, and the ostrich effect. The status quo bias makes us resistant to change…

This essay is inspired by Sam Altman’s excellent list of lessons he’s learned at 30 years of age. I figured I would add my own two cents. Really, this is advice for myself, but I hope others find it useful. Being able to really absorb the precepts I’m writing down…

Pol.is is an AI-powered engagement platform that will help you see the different ways people are thinking about a topic — and discover the hidden points of consensus that can help move a conversation forward. Depending on settings chosen by the conversation’s admin, a pol.is conversation can look several different…

The book that inspired me to start writing again: Deep Work (by Cal Newport) —Good book, great argument about why “Deep work” is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable in today’s world. Lots of ideas about how to to maintain and encourage deep work, which is just another way of saying…