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Goals pinned to an identity—writer, athlete, founder—tend to collapse under pressure, because the label carries no instructions. Goals pinned to action hold up better. Someone who wants to be fit endures workouts he hates. Someone who wants to train goes to the gym.
The difference shows up when motivation fades. If the work itself is dull and the title is the point, th...
Some happiness depends on not knowing, and once you know, you can’t get back. The child’s joy, the contented spouse, the loyal citizen—each rests on something unexamined, and examination ends it. What follows isn’t unhappiness exactly. It’s the recognition that the earlier peace was a room you can no longer enter, because you are no longer the person small enough to fit.
...“Your religion is built on a vast collection of useful lies; but, useful to whom?” operates on at least three levels simultaneously, and the semicolon pivot from declaration to question is doing most of the rhetorical work.
The opening clause echoes a long philosophical tradition. Plato’s “noble lie” in the Republic, Nietzsche’s critique of priestly morality, and the p...
What I use day to day. Updated when reality changes — not aspirations, not everything I’ve tried.
Hardware Desk: Mac Mini (M4 Pro), LG 34" Ultra-Wide QHD monitor Portable: MacBook Air (M4), iPad Pro (M4) with Pencil Pro Pocket: iPhone Air Wearable: Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods Pro 3 Software Editor: Visual Studio Code Languages: Go (primary), occasional TypeScript No...At home in Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan
What am I reading Apple: The First 50 Years by David Pogue (2026) There is No Antimemetics Division by Qntm (2025) Meru by S.B. Divya (2023) The Rise of the Dragon by George R. R. Martin (2022) Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey (1821) What am I focu...