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Essays on perception, thought, and attention
Writing that slows down thinking, so you can notice what you usually pass through.
Current Essays
The Arithmetic of More
Perception, Patterns & Illusion · 8 min read
A late-night scroll turns into an inventory of who taught us to count, and why the counting never felt optional
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The Man on the Other Side of the Sidewalk
Perception, Patterns & Illusion · 7 min read
On the daily math of not smiling at someone you almost know
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Your Budget Is Fine. Your Baseline Is the Problem.
Perception, Patterns & Illusion · 4 min read
What counts as a necessity and what counts as a splurge depends entirely on what you grew up treating as air
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Life Is Happening—You Might As Well Be Here
Space Between Knowing
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