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The lies I used to tell myself • I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger
The lies I used to tell myself
I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The lies I used to tell myself • I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger
The seam through the center of things • On addiction, God, and grace
The seam through the center of things
On addiction, God, and grace
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The seam through the center of things • On addiction, God, and grace
Rightness is a prison • And the judo of agreeing
Rightness is a prison
And the judo of agreeing
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Rightness is a prison • And the judo of agreeing
Behold, my TED talk • How it came together in 3 weeks
Behold, my TED talk
How it came together in 3 weeks
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Behold, my TED talk • How it came together in 3 weeks
In praise of quitting • You’ve got to know when to fold ’em
In praise of quitting
You’ve got to know when to fold ’em
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
In praise of quitting • You’ve got to know when to fold ’em
50 things I know • And wish I'd known sooner
50 things I know
And wish I'd known sooner
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
50 things I know • And wish I'd known sooner
How to increase your surface area for luck • You should just do things
How to increase your surface area for luck
You should just do things
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How to increase your surface area for luck • You should just do things
How to instantly be better at things • Just pretend you're someone else
How to instantly be better at things
Just pretend you're someone else
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How to instantly be better at things • Just pretend you're someone else
Fuck willpower • Winners take shortcuts
Fuck willpower
Winners take shortcuts
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Fuck willpower • Winners take shortcuts
Learn to love the Moat of Low Status • It hurts, but less than you think
Learn to love the Moat of Low Status
It hurts, but less than you think
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Learn to love the Moat of Low Status • It hurts, but less than you think
37 things people love about Sasha Chapin • A communal love letter to my husband
37 things people love about Sasha Chapin
A communal love letter to my husband
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
37 things people love about Sasha Chapin • A communal love letter to my husband
Are you stuck in movie logic? • Consider just saying what the problem is
Are you stuck in movie logic?
Consider just saying what the problem is
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Are you stuck in movie logic? • Consider just saying what the problem is
Everyone’s the hero of their own story • How to comprehend the incomprehensible
Everyone’s the hero of their own story
How to comprehend the incomprehensible
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Everyone’s the hero of their own story • How to comprehend the incomprehensible
Maybe you’re not Actually Trying • On selective agency in capable people
Maybe you’re not Actually Trying
On selective agency in capable people
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Maybe you’re not Actually Trying • On selective agency in capable people
Everyone here is in a cult • What is it about the Bay?
Everyone here is in a cult
What is it about the Bay?
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Everyone here is in a cult • What is it about the Bay?
I used to be a high-performing robot • Freedom is a skill you can build
I used to be a high-performing robot
Freedom is a skill you can build
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I used to be a high-performing robot • Freedom is a skill you can build
Crossing the cringe minefield • Don’t get too comfortable
Crossing the cringe minefield
Don’t get too comfortable
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Crossing the cringe minefield • Don’t get too comfortable
Testosterone gave me my life back • Lessons from a year of TRT
Testosterone gave me my life back
Lessons from a year of TRT
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Testosterone gave me my life back • Lessons from a year of TRT
Are you a jerk, or a liar? • On talking past each other
Are you a jerk, or a liar?
On talking past each other
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Are you a jerk, or a liar? • On talking past each other
There are nine wolves inside of you • A love letter to the Enneagram
There are nine wolves inside of you
A love letter to the Enneagram
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
There are nine wolves inside of you • A love letter to the Enneagram
How to be more agentic • On a supposedly difficult thing
How to be more agentic
On a supposedly difficult thing
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February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How to be more agentic • On a supposedly difficult thing