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Dec 27, 2022

Work Habits for the Bossless

How to work when you don’t have a boss Fish allegedly don’t notice water. Elite athletes don’t know the physics formulas that govern how their bodies achieve excellence. And those of us in independent work forget that the tools that take us through the day aren’t obvious to others flirting with the lifestyle of the bossless. Everybody knows what…

Work

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Work Habits for the Bossless
Work Habits for the Bossless
Work

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Feb 26, 2022

Carnivore (Me)

My journey into the phat-fatty-fat world of meat. And so it was time for the ultimate elimination diet: nothing but meat, eggs, butter and salt. For a good beautiful few weeks, that’s what my food intake has looked like and will look like for the foreseeable future. Ideally, before I…

Carnivore

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Carnivore (Me)
Carnivore (Me)
Carnivore

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Feb 23, 2022

I Didn’t Ask for Your Opinion

On the blissful wonders of another’s perspective, unbidden and uncalled for. Late afternoon, a cloudy November in England. The wind chases the brownish autumn leaves into piles and sometimes scatter them across the streets. …

Evolutionary Biology

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I Didn’t Ask for Your Opinion
I Didn’t Ask for Your Opinion
Evolutionary Biology

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Feb 18, 2022

Clearer Words, Clearer Minds

Writing well, committing to a challenge, and see your world shift. Sen. Barbara Boxer: “Mr. Epstein, are you a scientist?” Alex Epstein: “No. Philosopher” Sen. Boxer: “Philosopher? Ah, this is the Environmental and Public Works Committee. I think it’s interesting that we have a philosopher here talking about an issue —…

Habits

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Clearer Words, Clearer Minds
Clearer Words, Clearer Minds
Habits

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Feb 9, 2022

Apologies and Hurt Feelings

You should probably say “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” more often; and reject those who think it’s a terrible and hurtful phrase. A thing about apologies has troubled me for some months — some might say for most of my life. Maybe I’m too stubborn; Maybe I’m too narcissistic…

Apology

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Apologies and Hurt Feelings
Apologies and Hurt Feelings
Apology

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Jan 30, 2022

Do What Is Meaningful — But Mind the Selection

How selection in success fools us into thinking we understand how success was made. More than once in my life have I heard people pose the J.K. Rowling counterfactual. It goes something like this: one remarks on some amazing part of the Harry Potter books, movies and honky-tonk merch. Then…

Asymmetry

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Do What Is Meaningful — But Mind the Selection
Do What Is Meaningful — But Mind the Selection
Asymmetry

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Jan 18, 2022

Uninteresting People, version 2: A Guide to Arguing with Strangers

“Beliefs, including mine and yours, are fundamentally driven by prior biases. It takes deliberate effort to change that.” — Mathew Crawford The first piece of advice for anyone considering arguing with a stranger is to resist. Don’t do it. It’s not worth your time. In fact, you’re probably just wasting…

Arguing

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Uninteresting People, version 2: A Guide to Arguing with Strangers
Uninteresting People, version 2: A Guide to Arguing with Strangers
Arguing

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Jan 9, 2022

Boring People: Opting Out Is More Powerful Than Fighting Back

Don Corleone: “it don’t make any difference to me what a man does for a living, you understand.” Most people are uninteresting. That’s not a typo: I mean uninteresting. Not worth your time. …

Stupidity

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Boring People: Opting Out Is More Powerful Than Fighting Back
Boring People: Opting Out Is More Powerful Than Fighting Back
Stupidity

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Jan 4, 2022

An Ambivalent Love Letter to Britain

I used to love these Isles; I still love them; I may once again. In November, I watched the Remembrance Sunday parade in awe. …

Britain

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An Ambivalent Love Letter to Britain
An Ambivalent Love Letter to Britain
Britain

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Dec 31, 2021

What I’ve Learnt This Year

Strange years provide strange lessons. Break more rules; endure hardship; work your body — go outside! — and beware your often tricksy feelings. Year-ends are the time for year-reviews. For looking ahead, and for summarising what the past year brought. …

Year In Review

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What I’ve Learnt This Year
What I’ve Learnt This Year
Year In Review

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