psychology

The Mobius Strip of Attachment

Some attachments do not weaken when resisted. They feed on resistance itself, creating a self-recursive loop in which refusal becomes one of the mechanisms of entanglement.

Witnesses Carry Weights: How Reality Gets Computed

From UFO counsel to neighborhood fear to market pricing—reality emerges through weighted witnessing. A field guide to the computational machinery where intent, energy, and expectations become causal forces.

When Terror Comes in Small Packages: Bay Area, A Severed Head, and the Mechanics of Fear

A severed cat head appears on my Bay Area street. The real violence isn't what was done to the animal—it's what happens next in our networked minds. A forensic analysis of how small horrors become information weapons, and why your neighborhood protocol matters more than your Ring camera.

Soilbox Philosophy: When My Garden Started Teaching Me How I Live

After three seasons of garden failures, I discovered something unsettling: how I kill plants reveals exactly how I sabotage everything else. A mathematician's breakthrough and my own cucumber catastrophes led to an uncomfortable philosophy.

Fear as Operating System: A Developer's Guide to Upgrading Consciousness

How to debug fear-based mental patterns and upgrade to trust-based architecture. A technical framework for consciousness using programming metaphors.

How Long Is Too Long? Navigating the Lifespan of Digital Connections

Embark on an existential journey through the digital landscape, exploring the impermanence of online communities and reimagining how we can design more meaningful, fluid, and purpose-driven information pathways for the future.

Digital Events Engineering: Crafting Connection and Knowledge in the Virtual Sphere

Explore the Bond-Perennity Spectrum in digital events and education, balancing immediate connections with lasting impact in our hyperconnected world.

The Inner-Outer Mirror: A Thought Experiment in Information Being Reality

Unlock the secrets of your consciousness and reshape your reality through a mind-bending cleaning experiment. Discover how tidying up might just be the key to debugging your life!

The Identity-Action Nexus: Navigating the Post-AI Information Deluge

Explore how our digital identities shape our online actions in an AI-driven world, and discover the future of meaningful digital engagement.

The Power of Abstract Strategy

Marking its one-year anniversary, this newsletter embarks on a new series "Abstract Strategy," exploring the intricate interplay of technology, human behavior, and strategy in our interconnected world. It offers insights into how abstract strategic thinking can guide us through complex technological and social landscapes.

Fears of Failure and Fears of Success

Exploring the psychological nuances of fear, this post delves into the complexities of fearing failure and success. It discusses how these fears are not just emotional responses but integral parts of our cognitive toolkit, shaping our actions and perspectives towards achievement and progress.

10 lessons from a 5 year rollercoaster ride at Facebook

Reflecting on a five-year journey at Facebook, this post shares 10 valuable lessons learned, ranging from the rapid pace of business, skill evolution, embracing challenges, the art of failure, navigating corporate politics, the essence of service, and the balance between work and personal life. These insights offer guidance for thriving in a fast-growing, dynamic corporate environment.

Wordle and the genius of inaction.

Analyzing the success of Wordle, this post discusses how its simplicity and design, which limits user actions, creates a unique and engaging experience. Comparing it to Flappy Bird, it highlights the power of inaction in game design, inspired by Jinny Uppal's book In/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results, suggesting a new perspective on achieving results through minimalism.

Getting over disagreements