Essays
On leverage, systems, and building things that matter.
2026
2025
- Two steps, one testPeople stall because they mix two kinds of thinking that dislike each other. There is choosing what to do. Then there is doing it. Separate them, and motion produces information that thinking alone cannot.Aug 24
- The people who don't see the wholeThe most expensive mistakes come from people who fix symptoms and accidentally make the system worse.Aug 10
- Social ObesityYou're fat. Not physically - socially. And it's disgusting.Jul 19
- Make More HumansTalent is a lottery. Play more tickets.Jul 14
- The Cost of PurposelessnessBusyness is not progress. This essay is about escaping the drift of a life without direction by focusing on compounding small habits, defining a clear purpose, and architecting your life to make meaningful work the path of least resistance.Jun 29
- Childhood Was a ScamWe've been sold a story about childhood that trades genuine competence for the illusion of safety. It's time to reject the prison with cartoons.Jun 7