what’s the point of voltaic?
Maybe let’s do a quick roundup update of how this substack has been coming along so far. I started out with the generic name
drafts aug2022-may2023
drafts from time to time people ask me something like “what have you changed your mind the most on” and it’s
aesthetics of earnestness
Aesthetics of earnestness Earnestness doesn’t have to mean you pick up the language and aesthetics often associated wi
we are all Vincent Adultman
Social fabric is woven with polite fictions. One of the major threads in that fabric is the idea of a unilateral self. The ide
plaintext
Some shit about written language. Cuneiform. Rewatch that extra credit video. Hyper literacy âś± i love to be a wh
mayor
This was Aug2021? doesn’t seem that long ago. Was discussing with malcolm how we would do things differently. It’s m
i miss writing
I just had the thought that I miss writing. Which is a funny thought to have, considering how much time I spend every day twee
turning 30, 31
30 I just turned 30. I kinda try to do an update every year, though I’m not sure if I’ve been super deliberate about that.
economics of dating
I’ve always been quite fascinated with the economics of dating. Louis CK had this interesting bit about how there are some p
the context of ambition
the context of ambition this is really old – what was the point of this? this was pre-Purusha… 2017-ish? Venkat alread
the logic of violence
so i’ve always thought that this is interesting but i don’t see myself writing an essay on it very soon… it’s like…
hire me (2018)
Hire me (Check 2019 notebook for more details) What I can do for you Speaking engagements I have emceed several weddings, co-w
writer master plan
Oct: Writer Master Plan I’ve been doing some soul-searching and I’ve concluded that the one thing I want to do wit
different hours = different worlds
It never gets old: waking up at different times feels like inhabiting different worlds. Now I’m thinking of God of War. Did
dan dennett
Dan Dennett Notes
russell barker
russell barker add – do I want to do a blogpost about this? yes Revisit his videos… Russell Barker Executive function self
day 4 of free agent life
2018 Jul3 – Day 4 of free agent life: I went to bed at about 230am last night. I was somewhat disappointed in mys
think bigger
Every so often I encounter something that pulls me out of the box that I’m currently in. It’s 2:51pm and I’m really slee
reorient
At my last 1-1 with Dinesh we were talking about quicker reorientation after failure. We were talking about my motivations, an