Reflect
Essays, reflections and conversations to read slowly. Pick one that finds you.
Reflections
The Myth of Tomorrow
Tomorrow has remarkable marketing. It keeps selling us a version of ourselves that somehow wakes up more disciplined than today's version.
2 min read
Reflections
Your Habits Are Voting
You don't become someone by making one big decision. You become someone by winning thousands of tiny elections.
2 min read
Newsletters
Your Biography is Still Being Written
Imagine reading only the first three chapters of a novel and confidently reviewing the ending. That's surprisingly close to how we judge ourselves.
7 min read
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Research notes
The Ship of You
Your body changes. Your thoughts change. Your memories change. So what exactly is this 'you' that insists it has remained the same?
6 min read
Conversations
Who Would You Be Without the Applause?
Sometimes we're not searching for ourselves. We're searching for someone to confirm the version we've already created.
6 min read
Essays
The Stories We Wear
Long before we discover who we are, we become experts at believing who we've been told we are.
10 min read
Reflections
The Person You're Trying to Become is Watching
We spend so much time chasing our future self that we rarely notice they're quietly judging our shortcuts.
2 min read
Reflections
The Mirror Never Had an Opinion
Mirrors simply reflect. It's our minds that insist on adding a review section.
2 min read
Reflections
You Are Not Your Name Tag
Somewhere along the way, we started introducing ourselves with labels and quietly forgot to introduce ourselves to ourselves.
2 min read
Newsletters
Your Attention Has Already Been Scheduled
Most of us guard our calendars. Very few of us guard the thing the calendar is quietly spending.
6 min read
Research notes
Attention Residue: Why Your Mind Doesn't Switch as Fast as You Do
Your browser may switch tabs instantly. Your brain politely declines.
5 min read
Conversations
I Can't Focus Anymore
Sometimes we don't lose our ability to focus. We simply forget who has been borrowing it all day.
5 min read