Archimedes’ Curse - Indirection as a Lever

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

February 2026

Images of Indirection

Introducing the Images of Indirection book project

Feb 24

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January 2026

Safe New World

From 1900 to 2017, the fatality rate in American coal mines fell by 97%. What made this improvement possible? How did it affect society? Will it…

Jan 14

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December 2025

Frankenstein's Holiday Guide to Personal Branding

Self-assembly > self-reflection

Dec 17, 2025

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Mesolomania

How to sacrifice agency for perspective

Dec 10, 2025

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November 2025

Miscellanea + Housekeeping Notes

Ideas, Notes, and a Dog

Nov 14, 2025

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A Jury of Mirrors

Avoiding the Ingroup Opening Trap

Nov 7, 2025

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October 2025

The Tupperware Analogy

From Modular Leviathans to Meal Prep

Oct 31, 2025

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You Believe What You Eat

On the Evolution and Trajectory of Dietary Tribalism

Oct 27, 2025

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How to Flip a Gestalt Switch

The simple, exhausting, and only way to change your mind

Oct 19, 2025

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Deep Marketing

On marketing as research, insurance, and field formation

Oct 10, 2025

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Mentabolism

Fueling the Long Game of Knowledge Work

Oct 4, 2025

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