Blundercheck

The Problem with Perfect Rules

A field guide to bans, protocols, deterrents and bounties

Sep 16 • Timber

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August 2026

Death of the Owner's Manual

Technical writing is having its Deep Blue moment

Aug 6 • Timber

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July 2026

Meteophilia

No such thing as bad weather, just bad gear.

Jul 23 • Timber

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Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

Festina Lente

Jul 17 • Timber

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Sutherland's Pyramid

Why too much creativity can be a bad thing

Jul 9 • Timber

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Cognitive Ergonomics

Can we fix our Procrustean toolkit without permanently warping ourselves in the process?

Jul 2 • Timber

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June 2026

Stop Treating Your Problems with Insecticide

Tomatoes, dandelions and the trouble with final solutions

Jun 25 • Timber

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April 2026

Archimedes' Curse

Make a man a model and he’ll be wrong for a day. Teach a man to model and he’ll always be wrong, but sometimes useful.

Apr 3 • Timber

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February 2026

Beyond Leverage

Say hello to a moderately ambitious book project, which will hopefully be done by early 2027. I'll publish a chapter about once a month until it's done.

Feb 24 • Timber

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December 2025

Frankenstein's Holiday Guide to Personal Branding

Self-assembly > self-reflection

Dec 17, 2025 • Timber

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Mesolomania

How to sacrifice agency for perspective

Dec 10, 2025 • Timber

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November 2025

Miscellanea + Housekeeping Notes

Ideas, Notes, and a Dog

Nov 14, 2025 • Timber

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