Why You Can’t Trust Your Gut: The Problem With Intuition
Trust your gut. Follow your instincts. You know the answer deep down. This advice is everywhere. It sounds wise. It’s often dangerously wrong. Your gut …
You’re Going To Die: The Only Productivity Hack That Matters
You’re Going to Die: The Only Productivity Hack That Matters You’re going to die. Not metaphorically. Not eventually in some abstract sense. Actually die. Your …
Why Your Therapist Can’t Save You
We’ve developed a strange faith in therapy. Got a problem? Go to therapy. Feeling bad? You need a therapist. Can’t figure something out? That’s a …
The Shape Failure Takes
I failed at something important three years ago. I still haven’t told most people about it. Not because it’s shameful, exactly. More because there’s no …
On Sleeping And Waking
I haven’t slept well in months. Not dramatically poorly. Just that low-grade insomnia where you sleep enough to function but never enough to feel rested. …
The Versions Of You That Never Were
I found an old university application form last week, tucked inside a book I hadn’t opened in years. The course I’d nearly applied for: astrophysics. …
People We Keep In Waiting Rooms
There are people I’ve been meaning to call for months. Years, in some cases. Not because I don’t care about them, but because I care …
Working For Someone You’ll Never Become
Some late nights I sit down to write for someone I’ll never meet. My future self, the one reading this years from now, wondering what …
The Politeness Of Strangers
The woman ahead of me in the queue dropped her wallet. I picked it up, handed it back. She thanked me three times. We both …
The Body’s Quiet Rebellion
My back started hurting on a Tuesday. No dramatic injury, no obvious cause. Just a low, persistent ache that settled in and refused to leave. …