Writing/creativity

Steering by the Method

On strategy sans objectives

Feb 2 •

The Best Mind-reading Technology in History

And why it still matters

Jan 12 •

Minimum Units of Progress

Ribbit over the rainbow

Oct 20, 2024 •

The Palimpsest Method

Oct 10, 2024 •

Failures Are the Proof of Your Success

On sampling the idea distribution

Aug 28, 2024 •

Two Essential Studies for Makers

On consistency, novelty, and variety

Jun 7, 2024 •

The Ladder and the Bridge

Two humanistic methods

May 15, 2024 •

Folding the Box

Pick a flap, any flap

Apr 21, 2024 •

Three Songs I Made with AI

And four things I learned in the process

Mar 29, 2024 •

Repeatist Perfectionism Trumps Completist Perfectionism

On how we define excellence

Mar 26, 2024 •

What I’ve learned in my first two+ years on Substack

Mar 11, 2024 •

Fifteen Theses on How to Write Better

In rough order of importance

Jan 1, 2024 •

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