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Permission to Suck: When Preparation Becomes Paralysis 05 May, 2026 Starting any kind of "work" amidst what to me looks like chaos and an incessant stream of distractions is a challenge. Starting "creative" / "knowledge" work even more so, of course.
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I Spent Twenty Years Becoming Good at the Wrong Game
In February 2024, I defended my second dissertation and earned the highest academic degree Russia awards. By June, I knew I wanted out. Out of this kind of research, out of this academic system and out of this country. Russia has two successive research d
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Productive Procrastination Won't Restart Your Project. Brainwashing Yourself Might
I just got back from a few weeks of vacation, and now it's time to pick up my passion project right where I left off. But there's a problem: Even the thought of resuming this stalled project feels like an enormous undertaking. Instead of diving into my fi
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Why Your Brain Will Always Defend Complexity
On the surface it may seem that simplifying your (digital) life will feel like a breath of fresh air. In my experience it's the opposite of that. Complexity feels completely rational and comforting, while ruthless simplicity feels unnatural and wrong ever
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Stop Taking Smart Notes (And Do Something Real)
Stop worrying about setting up a PKM system the right way. Stop worrying about atomic notes and "discovering connections". Stop worrying about the software you're using for it. Just do the thing that this PKM system is supposed to bring into existence. Th
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Produce in Smaller Chunks and Ship. It's Therapeutic
For a guy who has already (gently) bashed Second Brains, it would be an unlikely move to quote Tiago Forte let alone write a whole post to promote his ideas. I have already gone on record saying that I think the "E" part of Tiago's CODE is probably the mo
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