A light isn't the sun
Artificial light does one job well enough that we forget how much else the sun actually does — the same substitution is happening with book summaries, film clips, and AI writing.
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Limitations are a Gift
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Is AI the Death of Art? Not Even Close: Creativity was always iterative
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The Maths Behind Mastery: Why practice without direction is just repetition
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The cost of reasonable choices: Why inventing something and owning it are different skills
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Why I write
Writing is what I do. It's why I did well professionally in corporate law and in tech strategy.
The secret to intelligence
Most people think intelligence is about knowing and saying fancy words (jargon). They accumulate abstractions and discuss them, thinking it&
Chesterton's Fence: Explained
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Paint Your Blood Gold: What kintsugi teaches about your flaws
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Put a Pin in It: Why no job is as safe as it feels
In the 1920s, every bowling alley hired young boys to reset the pins and return balls while people were playing.
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Why Writing Fiction is Hard
I don't have any moral judgement on whether it is better to read fiction or non-fiction. But
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Find Your Take: What Hasan Minhaj learned matters more than timing
Find your take As a correspondent on The Daily Show, Hasan Minhaj honed his comedic voice and developed a unique
