Format
Personal pieces and arguments that are neither an Idea nor a book review.
7 items
Why effort driven by fear often makes uncertain things go worse, what trust means in practice, and where the idea of letting go stops being useful.
6 min read≈ 1,400 words
Graham Weaver's 2024 Stanford talk in plain words: the two inner voices, the nail, the nine-lives exercise, going all in, and where it goes too far.
7 min read≈ 1,480 words
Where Jim Rohn's seven "silent killers" really come from, what he said about each attitude, and which parts of his advice still hold up.
6 min read≈ 1,330 words
In 1960 Carl Jung named five conditions for a happy life. He then warned that no list can promise happiness and that a view of life matters most.
6 min read≈ 1,260 words
Tarot cannot predict your future, and the evidence is clear. But a card can still be a useful prompt for thinking. Here is how to use it honestly.
6 min read≈ 1,420 words
Alan Watts said the world is wiggly and that trying to straighten it gets us into trouble. What he meant, where he was right, and where he goes too far.
6 min read≈ 1,360 words
Science can list every element and cell in your body. This essay asks what that list misses, from your gut bacteria to the air you breathe.
5 min read≈ 1,180 words
