Posts
All the articles I've posted.
Auftragstaktik
Published: at 10:00 AMExploring the German military doctrine of Auftragstaktik - command by intent rather than detailed instructions - and how it applies to modern leadership and management.
First Impressions
Published: at 12:00 AMHow opinions get made in the wild, why they often feel sturdy but rest on thin ice, and how agenda setting, priming, framing, and moral identity can be used to shape them.
How Frontier LLMs Perceive Status
Published: at 06:00 AMFrontier LLMs were asked to generate high‑status objects and activities, then score them. The results show a shared core of prestige signals and where models diverge as temperature rises.
The Comfort Paradox
Published: at 12:00 PMModern life optimizes for frictionlessness. This essay outlines how calibrated difficulty builds capacity, why incentives drive adoption, and how to design for readiness without moralizing.
Why 'Invest America' Might Actually Work
Published: at 12:00 PMAn analysis of Brad Gerstner's 'Invest America' proposal and why universal ownership might be the concrete, implementable solution to social and economic inequality that actually works.
The Aristocracy of Attention: A Weekend Project on Leisure and Discovery
Published: at 12:00 PMAn exploration of how economic freedom enables intellectual discovery, examined through a weekend project profiling thirty historical figures who combined brilliant minds with the luxury of time.