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This blog is mostly on hiatus and will post infrequently.

Aug 26, 2025
You’re enough
Aug 29, 2024
Reduce uncertainty for better decisions, a short rant
Jul 29, 2024
My career exploration: Tools for building confidence
May 2, 2024
How to make career decisions and have impact
Apr 11, 2024
How much career exploration is enough?
Dec 28, 2023
2023 Recap
Aug 31, 2023
Be surprised by failure
Aug 17, 2023
Of Practice and Paintings: The Art of Practicing on the Job
Jul 27, 2023
DIY Deliberate Practice
Jul 13, 2023
Why Do Tattoos Last?
Jun 16, 2023
Leveling Up or Leveling Off? Understanding the Science Behind Skill Plateaus
Jun 1, 2023
What is ADHD?
May 18, 2023
Do deadlines make us less creative?
May 4, 2023
How to get diagnosed with ADHD
Apr 20, 2023
Inside the Minds of ADHD
Apr 6, 2023
Rewriting My Mindset: My Experience with CBT for Perfectionism
Nov 7, 2022
How to Make Easy Decisions
Oct 25, 2022
Three Coaching Stories
Oct 10, 2022
Interview series: Do you have any general advice?
Sep 12, 2022
Interview series: Who encouraged or inspired you?
Aug 15, 2022
Interview series: What skills have you put deliberate practice into?
Aug 6, 2022
Six weeks doesn’t make a habit
Jul 26, 2022
Interview series: What does self-care look like for you?
Jul 13, 2022
Interview series: How do you prioritize?
Jun 30, 2022
Interview series: If you could send a list back in time, what would you tell yourself?
Jun 13, 2022
Interview series: What is most important for your productivity?
May 25, 2022
Interview series: Do you need to love your work to do it well?
May 25, 2022
A Peek Behind the Curtain Interview Series
May 10, 2022
Interview series: Have you ever doubted whether you're good enough to pursue your career?
May 10, 2022
Rohin Shah
May 10, 2022
Michelle Hutchinson
May 10, 2022
Julia Wise
May 10, 2022
Jade Leung
May 10, 2022
Gregory Lewis
May 10, 2022
Eva Vivalt
May 10, 2022
Daniel Ziegler
May 10, 2022
Ajeya Cotra
May 10, 2022
Abi Olvera
Apr 6, 2022
Duncan Sabien on Writing
Jan 16, 2022
New Year Review Resources
Dec 2, 2021
Want to be an expert? Build deep models
Nov 22, 2021
Clearer paths and sharper ideas (Crosspost)
Jun 21, 2021
Reinforcing Habits
Jun 7, 2021
Five Whys
Feb 22, 2021
Resources on mental health and finding a therapist
Feb 1, 2021
The 10,000-Hour Rule is a myth
Jan 26, 2021
Effective Altruism Coaching 2020 Annual Review
Dec 1, 2020
Questions for prioritizing projects
Nov 16, 2020
Theory of change as a hypothesis: Choosing a high-impact path when you’re uncertain
Nov 1, 2020
Being Productive with Chronic Health Conditions
Oct 8, 2020
Seven Tools for Internal Alignment
Aug 28, 2020
Measuring Progress
Jun 27, 2020
Five Ways to Prioritize Better
May 14, 2020
Eight Productivity Tools
Apr 27, 2020
Lewis Bollard on self-experimentation, zero distractions, and hyper focus
Apr 4, 2020
Tara Mac Aulay on happiness and work, self-experimentation, and prioritization
Mar 25, 2020
Self-experiment: Does working more hours increase my output?
Mar 21, 2020
How long can people usefully work?
Mar 1, 2020
High Variance Productivity Advice
Dec 17, 2019
How time tracking can help you prioritize
Nov 30, 2019
Ryan Carey on how to transition from being a software engineer to a research engineer at an AI safety team
Nov 21, 2019
Owen Cotton-Barratt on prioritization, flow, and making time for shower thoughts
Nov 3, 2019
Niel Bowerman on goal-setting, hacking motivation, and 80,000 Hours' bout system
Oct 27, 2019
How to Improve Your Sleep
Oct 9, 2019
Will MacAskill on his ‘Eat That Elephant’ routine, learning from successful people, and the diminishing marginal returns of time spent working
Sep 28, 2019
How much is your time worth?