Archive - Useful Fictions

Rightness is a prison

And the judo of agreeing

Aug 20 •

Behold, my TED talk

How it came together in 3 weeks

Aug 14 •

In praise of quitting

You’ve got to know when to fold ’em

Aug 6 •

July 2025

50 things I know

And wish I'd known sooner

Jul 30 •

How to increase your surface area for luck

You should just do things

Jul 23 •

How to instantly be better at things

Just pretend you're someone else

Jul 16 •

Winners take shortcuts

Jul 9 •

Learn to love the Moat of Low Status

It hurts, but less than you think

Jul 2 •

June 2025

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