short-form
The future of long-form content
Despite the overall trend towards bite-sized content, podcasts have exploded as a new long-form medium in the last few years.
Tuning in to inner speech
How would you describe your inner speech? How often are you aware of it? What type of roles does it play in your life?
Reading is different for everyone
You might think that most people have reasonably similar mental states, but it would be incredibly disorienting to be in another person’s head.
Time perception is linked with our experience of self
The felt experience of time is just as important as the science behind it. Neuroscience AND philosophy are needed to fully appreciate time.
Learning how to learn
By breaking down a complex skill into individual components, you could design bespoke drills to rapidly improve your weaknesses.
Untranslatable words
A language’s untranslatable words, that have no direct equivalent in other languages, actually clue you in to the intricacies of the culture.
Why does life feel faster with every year
As we start to see life’s patterns at progressively higher levels, the lower level of perception become more and more invisible.
A More Humane Representation of Thought
As a culture, we’ve contorted ourselves around the limitations of our static mediums.
A collection of sci-fi short stories
The genius of this story is in the structure - Ted introduces a parallel narrative that is set in the past.
How to Take Smart Notes
The core principle is getting compound interest on past thinking - never having to think through the same idea more than once.
