Writing
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Peru, Illinois, August 22, 2026
I tried to go for a walk in Peru, Illinois. Things escalated.
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How Fossil Hunting Changed the Way I See the World
On perception, attention, and finding opportunities
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Breaking the Looking-Glass Self
On identity, reinvention, and the permission to evolve
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My Spiritual Atheism
On staying open before the explanation arrives
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Journaling with AI: What Changes When the Page Talks Back
How talking to LLMs helps me hear myself think
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A Moment in Shanghai That Shifted How I See The World
On altered perception, lasting curiosity, and learning to build
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More Joyful Building: My AI Development Stack, Q1 2026
How LLMs made building more playful, and the workflow I’m using now in 2026
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How a Stint in China Taught Me to Build (2014)
From dreaming about the future to building it.
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Rewiring My Brain in 10 Days: The Neuroscience of Vipassana Meditation
In early September 2025, I changed my mind in ways I hadn’t achieved in a decade of psychotherapy and therapeutic psychedelic use.
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Tasting The Power of An Ancient Mind-Body Technology: My First Vipassana Course
I am not religious, and neither is Vipassana, but my first taste of the technique, an ancient mind-body technology, felt borderline spiritual: it held the power of a life-changing psychedelic experience.
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improving my sleep while traveling
my go-to compact travel sleep kit
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