Essays

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2026-05-08
“More” is a trap
2026-04-23
Embrace your daemon, find your genius
2026-02-23
What flavour of freedom do you want?
2026-02-10
Your preferences will get in the way of your happiness
2026-02-01
Don’t accept a more comfortable way of suffering
2026-01-24
Don’t listen to the voice in your head
2026-01-17
You can't be happy unless you're comfortable being happy
2026-01-08
Do the next right thing
2025-02-16
Change what you believe by changing what you do
2025-02-02
The five things that define your work
2025-01-19
Do I illuminate or diminish people?
2025-01-19
Make eye contact with the things you're avoiding
2024-12-27
How to become more aware of your body, mood and thoughts
2024-12-23
How to start your day well
2024-12-18
How to design your life purpose
2024-11-18
The practical way to think about the future
2024-11-05
You can always change your dreams.
2024-07-02
Making peace with your inevitable death
2024-03-04
The four parts of clear thinking
2023-10-17
How to keep going (when the world feels fucked)
2023-09-20
Love and chunder: how to reframe bad times
2023-08-19
Building a self out of stuff doesn't work
2023-07-31
Changing your life takes more than just ideas
2023-07-16
Find freedom in being disliked
2023-06-24
Embrace how little you can do
2023-06-10
The way you describe your life will be how you live it
2023-06-06
The six parts of self-esteem
2023-06-03
Changing your life means giving up parts of yourself
2023-05-29
You won't find freedom in being productive
2023-05-25
How to solve your single biggest problem
2023-05-09
Gift giving can help you find your place in the world
2023-05-05
Habits help structure our lives (and they don't have to be productivity)
2023-04-21
Hating my body felt honest – but 'negative' doesn't mean 'more real'
2023-04-19
You're a new person every time you meet someone.
2023-04-17
Anger and ego stop people from building meaningful relationships.
2023-04-13
A practical definition of love