What are you optimizing for?A driver going way over the speed limit, looks at car driving the speed limit on the road and thinks: “why on Earth are they driving so…10h ago10h ago
Activation energyConsider how much effort it takes to grab a piece of fruit under different circumstances.1d ago1d ago
Whose rules?In Franz Kafka’s Before the Law, a man approaches a gate that leads to The Law.2d ago2d ago
What must be but sometimes isn’tI’ve felt imposter syndrome at every part of my career. It’s fueled by a desire to do things not just well, but perfectly — a common…3d ago3d ago
The irony of masteryIn the Netflix TV show Culinary Class Wars, chef Anh Sung-jae who runs the three-Michelin-star restaurant Mosu, said he’ll never give a…3d ago3d ago
Sometimes it’s just sleepIn high-stress situations, sometimes the solution isn’t to try harder or to do more.4d ago4d ago
Magnifying MirrorsA high degree of self awareness feels analogous to looking into a clean mirror.Dec 3Dec 3
Fixation ≠ resolutionI spent nearly the entire morning fixating on a problem that I couldn’t realistically solve — asking myself rhetorical questions like…Dec 1Dec 1
Why do we stay where we stay?While walking through the grocery store yesterday, I found myself wondering when the patrons first moved to the area and why they’ve been…Nov 30Nov 30