Josh
Let Yourself Be Changed
(Inspiration can come from anywhere, if you let it) (Cross-posted at Substack) There are things we would all like to change about...
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Josh
- Mar 13, 2022
- 7 min
The Zeno vs The Cunctator
You have a task to finish by a given deadline. One strategy: start now, work on for a while, and come back to refine it over and over...
Josh
- Feb 2, 2022
- 5 min
On Habits (+ Feb 2022 NMR)
I've been doing New Month Resolutions for more than two years now, with moderate success. I've started remembering my dreams; I learned...
Josh
- Dec 3, 2021
- 6 min
To See Further Than Others, You Have to Build a Lens
In the 16th century, there was controversy over Geocentrism vs Heliocentrism: is the Earth was the center of the universe, or on the...
Josh
- Apr 14, 2021
- 5 min
Observe, Imitate, Create
You pick up a guitar for the first time; you would love to be a rock star, or just write a beautiful melody to express your love to your...
Josh
- Dec 11, 2020
- 5 min
Some Blogs That Changed My Life (3)
(1200 words, 4 minutes to read) This series is an attempt to pay homage to some particularly amazing blog posts I’ve read, which had a...
Josh
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Some Blogs That Changed My Life (2)
This series is an attempt to pay homage to some particularly amazing blog posts I’ve read, which had a profound impact on me. Here’s the...
Josh
- Jul 20, 2020
- 4 min
Case Studies for Life
(or, “On the Proper Use of Anecdotes”) According to most people, the pinnacle of scientific investigation is the randomized controlled...
Josh
- May 16, 2020
- 3 min
Push Off of the Bottom
You’re in a pool, but you are a poor swimmer. They tell you to just tread water, but you feel like you’re just flailing, thrashing around...
Josh
- May 5, 2020
- 5 min
Some Blogs that Changed My Life
(1200 words, ~4 minutes to read) One reason I was convinced to start writing a blog is that in the past, particular blog posts have had...
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