Today I Read
April 12, 2026
Fake Fairness is Killing Our Relationships — and It’s Everywhere
The Decline of Deviance
Good conversations I had last week
how to do everything you want in your twenties
WTF is taste and why is it the new intelligence?
reading people 101
April 5, 2026
How to like everything more
It feels easy to do the right thing when you’re in alignment.
It feels easy to do the right thing when you’re in alignment.
how to use the internet again: a curriculum
you escape competition by figuring out who you are
How to find what only you can say
How to Thrive as a Slow Creative
Why modern life feels meaningless
March 29, 2026
career agency: the unspoken weapon for unconventional careerists
the impermanence is the point
How to increase your surface area for luck
the art of being happy (when you're not sure where you're going)
How to get your personality back
Third-order thinking: how to build a life that can’t trap you
People who demand nothing of you (or, notes on charismatic people)
Why Rest Feels Wrong (and Work Feels Virtuous)
writing is an inherently dignified human activity
How to Start Researching as a Hobby
we can loop on joy/love/peace to induce the "opposite of a panic attack" and surprisingly it feels better than mdma
March 22, 2026
the power of knowing what you like
A rationalist’s guide to manifestation.
what is emotional autopilot and how to get off it
How to Remember Everything You Read
how to get smart again
The Nonwriter's Guide to Writing A Lot
why your 20s feel so unbearably confusing
unrot your brain
Make Something Heavy
Live a Disciplined Life, Spontaneously
If you have multiple interests, do not waste the next 2-3 years
Finding Work You Love & The 12 Points of Pleasure Test
March 15, 2026
Being creative requires taking risks
why we sabotage the things we want most
what would you do if you believed in yourself more?
catch-up culture is killing friendship
The Beginner’s Guide to Writing Personal Essays
The Beginner’s Guide to Writing Personal Essays
March 8, 2026
15 ideas to help you build a better personal network
getting out of a funk
Live a Disciplined Life, Spontaneously
If you have multiple interests, do not waste the next 2-3 years
Finding Work You Love & The 12 Points of Pleasure Test
ten philosophical ideas that secretly change how you live
this will help you figure out what you want
how to find magic in the ordinary (the neuroscience of whimsy)
Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born
March 1, 2026
You are what you love
You're overspending because you lack values
February 22, 2026
neuroaesthetics: why the brain loves pretty things
🔌 How to recharge without quitting your job
The two stages of mastery for those with many passions
February 15, 2026
The Five Pillars of Work: How To Feel Safe Without A Job
February 8, 2026
Abundance is a discipline, not a desire
How to Start Using Your Own Mind the Right Way
Relationships are coevolutionary loops
Why don't Indians read for pleasure?
Why We Avoid the Things That Make Us the Happiest