The Index
8 ENTRIES · 7,169 WORDS TOTAL
01
MAY 24 ’26
Notes on Brutalism, and Why This Site Looks Like ThisBrutalism online is usually mistaken for ugliness on purpose. It is actually the opposite — a refusal to hide the structure that was there the whole time.
Design
588w
3min
02
MAY 12 ’26
The Tyranny of the FeedAn infinite scroll has no bottom by design. The absence of an ending is not a feature you forgot to turn off — it is the entire product.
Attention
589w
3min
03
APR 28 ’26
Why I Write in Plain TextA defense of plain text as a durable, fast, ownable medium, and an argument that constraint is the thing that lets you think.
Tools
1,038w
5min
04
APR 15 ’26
The Geometry of a Good DayGood days are not the fullest ones but the ones with a recognizable form: a few poles placed early, and a lot of protected nothing in between.
Life
1,052w
5min
05
MAR 30 ’26
The Compound Interest of Small BetsThe case against the big swing: how small, asymmetric, survivable bets compound into a life the single grand gamble can never buy.
Money
1,078w
5min
06
MAR 12 ’26
On Doing Things BadlyPerfectionism is procrastination wearing a better suit. The only way to do a thing well is to first do it badly, on purpose, in quantity.
Essay
909w
4min
07
FEB 22 ’26
How to Read a Book You Disagree WithOn steelmanning in the margins, the difference between reading to win and reading to understand, and why the books that annoy you are the ones worth finishing.
Reading
928w
4min
08
FEB 05 ’26
The Case for Boring TechnologyOn choosing proven, well-understood tools over shiny ones, and why 'boring' is the highest compliment you can pay a piece of infrastructure.
Technology
987w
4min
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