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My Path-Dependent Family

I had kids because my husband wanted to. I regret nothing.

My Path-Dependent Family
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Does “Gratitude” Make Sense?

A skeptic’s guide to gratitude.

Does “Gratitude” Make Sense?
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Death Made Me Materialistic

You can’t take it with you. Enjoy it now.

Death Made Me Materialistic
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Cognitive Dissonance Ruins Everything

Cognitive dissonance can ruin any success, pleasure, or satisfaction. You must learn to stress test your cognitive economy for fun and profit.

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Productivity and Mindfulness: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right

If the tension between productivity and mindfulness wears you down, change something.

Productivity and Mindfulness: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
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Bayesian Goal Updating

Goals are hypotheses that you can test and update.

Bayesian Goal Updating
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The Phenomenology of Motivation

Motivation is an existential issue, not a problem to be solved.

The Phenomenology of Motivation
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Towards a Humanistic Productivity

Productivity is so narrow and shallow. Your human life is deep and wide.

Towards a Humanistic Productivity
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On "Helping People”

I didn’t get into coaching to “help people.” But I’ve come around.

On "Helping People”
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The More I Prepare for a Session, The Worse I Do

The most surprising thing I’ve learned about coaching so far.

The More I Prepare for a Session, The Worse I Do