Associational Value

It's not what you know, or who you know, it's being vaguely associated with prestigious orgs.

I'm Not That Great, Which Makes Me Feel Better

Sometimes, if you suck, that's better

Hyperbolic Distance Discounting

Enroll in the University of Airbnb and finally get the downward dog you've always wanted.

It Exists Because You're Like That

If you were different, it would be different too

I’m an Independent Thinker —Just Like Everyone Else

If we all think we are, how do we actually know?

Forgiving Friends' Exes

Is it your job as the friend to be a little bit mad at them?

Procrastination: It’s the Age not the Size of the Monster

Every time you run, it grows stronger.

Easier Questions

Sometimes you have to come at things sideways.

Chesterton Fences and Effective Altruism's X-risks

People have cancer or heart disease, institutions have sex or corruption scandals.

Believe Experiences, Not Explanations

Experiences and explanations are separate things, and we have better reasons to think people understand their own experiences than that they reached the right explanations for those expereiences.