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How I Measure My Productivity in the Age of AI
Why cognitive effort, learning, progress, and publicity are more meaningful measures of productivity than hours worked.
Super Interest
A secret for high achievement.
Sick of Someone Else's Disease?
A reflection on why we often feel resentment toward habits that don’t affect us — and why peace comes from staying in your lane.
The Beauty of Struggle and the Science of Changing Your Life
An exploration of why struggle is meaningful only when paired with adaptation—and why changing your environment matters more than willpower.
The bug is your friend — fix it yourself.
A sure way to get the most out of vibe coding: commit to fixing software bugs yourself.
The East Asian Miracles
The Developmental State Economy
The Freedom to Not Know
Why constant access to personalised answers can make us less willing to explore, make mistakes, and discover what we might enjoy.
Veblen goods
Why some products are bought to signal wealth and status.
Who You Are
On how much of who we become is shaped before we ever get the chance to choose.
Why the Nigerian Government Moves Slowly on ASUU: The Incentive Problem
An analogy-driven explanation of why ASUU strikes drag on for months while receiving low urgency from government decision-makers.
The Groundnuts I Did Not Buy
A man selling groundnuts showed me that saying no kindly is not the same as letting someone down.