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My Path-Dependent Family
I had kids because my husband wanted to. I regret nothing.
Does “Gratitude” Make Sense?
A skeptic’s guide to gratitude.
Death Made Me Materialistic
You can’t take it with you. Enjoy it now.
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.
Productivity and Mindfulness: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
If the tension between productivity and mindfulness wears you down, change something.
Bayesian Goal Updating
Goals are hypotheses that you can test and update.
The Phenomenology of Motivation
Motivation is an existential issue, not a problem to be solved.
Towards a Humanistic Productivity
Productivity is so narrow and shallow. Your human life is deep and wide.
On "Helping People”
I didn’t get into coaching to “help people.” But I’ve come around.
The More I Prepare for a Session, The Worse I Do
The most surprising thing I’ve learned about coaching so far.