The present perfect tense is ruining your lifeYes I’m talking about grammar. The present perfect tense describes actions that happened in the past but are relevant in the present. You…Jan 27Jan 27
Action derivatives: You’re not doing what you think you’re doingI want to look at a category of weird mental tricks that we sometimes play on ourselves — you might be familiar with the individual…Nov 21, 2024Nov 21, 2024
My scorched-earth policy on New Year’s resolutionsWelp, at this time of year everyone either writes a “How to set and keep your New Year’s resolution” article, or a “Why you shouldn’t set…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Choosing Battles on the InternetA couple years ago, I noticed that I’d been holding onto a mindset that was counterproductive, and I’ve often seen this same mindset in…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
On Credibility: Whom to trust on the InternetThis post is a follow-up to the one on the Good Internet: With the enormous and diverse set of people made reachable to you through the…May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Finding the Good InternetEnough about superintelligent aliens: imagine we find some dumb aliens. And imagine you’re explaining the Internet to them. And after you…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
AI Historical Figures on TwitterI’ve just started two Twitter accounts that use artificial intelligence to emulate the thoughts of long-dead historical figures.Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022
