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From optimizing the whole flow to rest versus idleness, high achievers chasing success, mindfulness's hidden risks, pinball, and an island that appeared then vanished.

Espresso Shots 6-14-26

Manufactured rock bands, molly guards, Freddie Mercury's aversion, shoelaces, grief, and the joy equation. And a bonus coversation on what it means to live well.

Espresso Shots 6-7-26

Punk, zines, vanishing benches, weather-painted Rothkos, and the math that proves most of your worries never happen.

Espresso Shots 5-31-26

Niceness as a skill to game theory, photographic memory myths, solar-powered websites, Earth's radio bubble, and the hidden cost of taking yourself too seriously.

Espresso Shots 4-26-26

Fault-tolerant computers, cosmic perspective, Shazam's sound fingerprints, Coyote vs. ACME, prediction markets, authority, music, sleep, and turning 55.

55 for 55

I now have somewhere around 39% of my time left on the planet. Simple math: 55 divided by 90 puts me at roughly 61% done.

Espresso Shots 4-5-26

AI augmentation and generative AI vegetarianism to the resilience paradox, chocolate heists, the slow death of new music, mazes and labyrinths, and doing what you want.

Espresso Shots 3-22-26

Quiet things, optimized selves, AI psychosis, sync music, lightning strikes, beautiful questions, and why making has always been about mattering.

When It Falls Over

Resilience isn't built by avoiding failure.