The Tyranny of Everything: Why Focus Might Save Us All
I’m writing this with seventeen browser tabs open, three unread notifications on my phone, and the distinct feeling that I’ve forgotten something important. Which is to say: I’m writing this…
Observations
Nobody Knows What’s Real Anymore
(And We’re All Pretending That’s Fine) So apparently, 97% of us can’t tell the difference between real music and AI-generated tunes anymore. Which, if you think about it for more…
The Great Education Panic
A Global Tour of How We’re All Failing Our Children (Differently) There’s something deliciously democratic about the way every developed nation on Earth has simultaneously decided that its education system…
⏳ The Busy Trap: How Glorifying Hustle Became a Badge of Honour
We love to be busy. Not because it makes us better, smarter, or happier… but because it makes us look important. There’s a subtle, almost sacred pride in saying, “I…
The End of Need
There’s a strange comfort in being needed. It anchors you. Even the smallest act… feeding a dog, answering a message, helping someone find their way… ties you to the fabric…
The Great American Trucker-English Crisis
The Scene of the Bureaucratic Crime Somewhere along the tangled interstate between Sacramento and Washington, a $40 million pile-up just occurred, not of metal, but of politics. At the wheel:…
The Uncomfortable Gift of Evaluate Your Life Day
(And Why Most People Will Ignore It) Tomorrow is Evaluate Your Life Day. Yes, really. October 19th. Someone, somewhere, decided we needed an official day to stop scrolling, put down…
The Unabomber Was Right (And That’s the Problem)
There’s a 35,000-word essay sitting on the internet that more people should have read before we built the world we’re living in now. The problem is, it was written by…
The Victorian Machine
How We Reinvented Control and Called It Progress The sound still echoes in my memory, the sharp crack of a long wooden pole being battered against metal bedframes at 5:30…
The Eccentricity Advantage
Why Being the Odd One Out Might Be Your Greatest Asset I’ve been called eccentric more times than I can count. Sometimes it’s said with affection, other times with a…