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Tic tac toe with a 3 x 3 board is trivial and not much fun.

Tic tac toe tic tac (5 in a row) with a 15 x 15 board is endlessly fascinating.

Simple doesn’t mean dumb. When we add layers and community and options, it can generate all sorts of possibilities.

Connection is always the wildcard, the peer to peer multiplier that makes every system more ...


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Teaching and learning aren’t always aligned.

Sometimes organized teaching is defensive. “Here, take all this down in your notes, it will be on the test.” This gives the teacher deniability, but might not create the conditions for the student to actually learn.

The alternative is to seek the “aha.” This is the autodidact moment, the opportunity to teach our...


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It’s not technically a tax. Taxes produce valuable public benefits, like medical research and parks. This is simply legal theft.

Amazon makes nearly a billion dollars in profit from search ads. Every week. Each week, they sell merchants and publishers enough search-distorting ads to capture a billion dollars in revenue. Amazon makes enough in search...


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Find a safe critic.

Upload your essay, your book, your artwork, your business plan or your resume to Claude. Then, pick a critic.

“Write a detailed, specific negative review that might appear on Amazon/in ArtNews/at a Ph.D defense/from a disappointed venture capitalist/from a recruiter”

A few things happen. First, you’ll likely read some 1-star r...


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Here’s a simple hack/reminder: If you buy something that has a filter or other part that needs replacing, create a recurring event in your calendar. Also mention where you store the extra filters, and include a link on where to buy more of them. Works for monthly dog meds, too.

And…

If you paint a room in your home, write the type of paint you used on the ...


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