seths.blog

When we fall behind, it's tempting to hustle to catch up. When the competition heats up, it's imperative we hustle to get ahead. Hustle is a particular kind of shortcut. Hustle is pushi ...

Education is distinct from learning. Organized education is a form of indoctrination and certification. Sometimes it leads to learning, but not always. You can win at education by figuring out what ...

AI and LLMs pose a particularly visceral threat to the typing class. Writers, editors, poets, freelancers, marketing copywriters and others are voicing reasonable (and unreasonable) objections to t ...

It is impossible to make a perpetual motion machine, you'll waste your time if you try. It is possible to write a book of poetry that will sell 10 million copies. It is unlikely, it probably ...

It's been awhile Coconut Cult is a new sort of probiotic magic that's actually delicious (the chocolate is great, the strawberry is magnificent). A tablespoon a day, try it for a ...

Large organizations are purpose-built to do what they do, under prevailing conditions. People are hired, assets are acquired, measurements are put in place-all to optimize what's happen ...

Don't swallow Polonium-210. You won't last long, and it won't be pleasant. There are poisons all around us. The arsenic in your rice, the drain cleaner under your sink. Alas, some ...

If someone snuck into my closet and switched out one brand of sneakers for a similar model from another company, it wouldn't bother me much. Popular cars like the Camry, the Civic and the Ela ...

If 1,000 people toss a fair coin three times, 125 of them will get three heads in a row. Perfect score. And 125 will lose every time. We probably shouldn't give the winners too much credit. A ...

No one buys a hat without looking at themselves in a mirror first. Ever. There were hats before there were mirrors, so I'm not sure how it used to be, but that's how it is now. Even tho ...