short-form
Tools for Thought: Roam Research
If you think of creativity as connecting distant ideas, then Roam supercharges the process by making the connections easily searchable.
Knowledge graphs: the closest thing to direct knowledge transfer
Given how central the sharing of knowledge is, it's natural to ask whether computers can be used as tools to streamline this process.
Freeing up our mental resources
Just like open tabs in a browser, open loops take up valuable bandwidth in your brain.
The internet is changing how we think
When we do end up Googling something, our brain encodes where the information is found (the query) rather than the information itself.
Cognitive Biases in Creative Output
We don't have the best intuitions when it comes to creative output. We need to be more mindful of our task switching bias.
My favorite long-form essays
These are obviously much longer than an average article. If you’re reading this on your phone, bookmark it for later, when you can set aside a couple of hours!
Biological Wifi: The Science of Energy Medicine
Biofield science is a novel framework for understanding energy medicine.
Tim Urban on the time you have left with your loved ones
It turns out that when I graduated from high school, I had already used up 93% of my in-person parent time. I’m now enjoying the last 5% of that time.
Using Metaphors to Explain Complex Ideas
With metaphors, we get fine-grained control over what's most important about the concept, and cut out all the noise.
Frictionless learning
Imagine if we could get rid of all of the overhead associated with learning. What does a frictionless learning environment look like?
