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📚 Fremen walking into the desert to die are wasting their water
On lazy worldbuilding and the practice of senicide in various cultures.
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🎓 On commitment and burning your ships behind you
Investigating the historical accuracy of popular idioms.
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🤖 Oz, Ender's Game & my favorite e-ink devices
How the Boox Palma and Go Color7 revitalized my family's love of fiction.
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June 2024

🎓 Excellence vs. egalitarianism in human societies
How gossip and murder were critical to the domestication of Homo sapiens sapiens, but can interfere with civilization.
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🌲 When computers are less efficient than analog methods
Reflections on bullet journal spreads that seem silly at first glance
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📚 Advice from Parenting Books, for Everyone
A brief book review roundup of several parenting books and articles I've read lately, with special focus on the advice that seems useful for dealing…
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May 2024

🙈 Downsides of surrounding yourself with brilliant, skilled people
On Imposter Syndrome & the Pleasures of Amateurism
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🌲 On prioritizing problem-solving over perfection
The value of preparing to handle curveballs with confidence
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April 2024

🌲 The Konik Method For Maintaining Sane Task Lists
... despite having a full-time job, two kids underfoot, and a history of severe depression
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🌲 Prompt engineering gave me empathy for my bosses
How feedback from superiors, prompt engineering, and giving teenaged helpers tasking helped me refine my communication style.
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February 2024

🎓 Curious Disasters: Failed Marriages in Folklore
On what it takes to make things work with a partner
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January 2024

🎓 On the Difficulty of Fantasy Cartography
What making fantasy maps can teach us about complexity
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