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Things I'm figuring out about curiosity, choices, work and the culture around us. Drawn from the books, podcasts and notes I keep coming back to.

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Is There an Optimal Way to Live?

On hill climbing, local optima, and why I keep wandering off the main road.

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Books That Changed How I Think

46 books on six shelves, and what each one left with me. Browse the shelf →

9 min Is There an Optimal Way to Live?On hill climbing, local optima, and why I keep wandering off the main road. Life & Choices → 10 min The Secret to Sticking With AnythingWhy the people who last longest never feel like they're trying hard. Work & Habits → 11 min The Harder You GripOn trying too hard, and what it actually means to let go. Life & Choices → 8 min Boredom Is Trying to Tell You SomethingWhy we hate an empty minute, and what boredom might be asking of us. Life & Choices → 9 min Where Control BelongsWhy waiting is worse than bad news, and where to put your sense of control. Life & Choices → 8 min Do You Love Him, or Want to Be Him?What billionaire romance reveals about ambition, and the words we grow up hearing. Culture →