Essays
Long reads on how we actually think, decide and live.
Knowing when to stop
Enough is a decision, not a quantity, and almost nobody makes it on purpose.
Fairness is a social bargain
The story we tell afterwards is tidier than the choice we made at the time.
Reason is a reasonable kind of courage
The mind is built for a different world. It copes remarkably well with this one.
Luck is a borrowed bet on the future
We are far better at explaining our choices than at making them.
The weight of a debt
Owing money changes how people think, and not only about money.
A short history of the rounding error
The story we tell afterwards is tidier than the choice we made at the time.
What wealth feels like
The number in the account and the feeling of security are only loosely related.
In praise of the slow lane
Most advice assumes a person who never existed.
A short history of the group chat
Before we try to fix people, it is worth understanding what they are for.
Patience is a stubborn way of keeping score
Most advice assumes a person who never existed.
The regret of the second helping
A small decision, repeated daily, is a life. Nobody designs it that way.
Attention is a borrowed habit
Most advice assumes a person who never existed.