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2025

Announcing not not Talmud – and my move to Substackoriginal ↗
30 May 2025
Notes on Taiwanoriginal ↗
5 May 2025
underrated regions vs overrated countries: how being a ‘country’ impacts travel desirabilityoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2025
musings on adversarial capitalismoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2025
what road bikes reveal about progressoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2025
Artisanal Slop Bowls as the next abstraction of capitalismoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2025
do we really want to be 10x better or 95th percentile?original ↗
12 Mar 2025
how an efficient market feels from the insideoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2025
why I’m worried about an Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia and think you should be toooriginal ↗
20 Feb 2025
the deep feelings of politics and societyoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2025
On the importance of preserving and curating contentoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2025
On Americaoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2025

2024

deconstructing arguments against AI artoriginal ↗
27 Dec 2024
in defence of “souls”original ↗
23 Dec 2024
musings on death I find persuasive but unhelpfuloriginal ↗
16 Dec 2024
On Miles Davis, talent, and innovationoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2024
the loss of magic: why Bob Dylan can’t write great songs anymoreoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2024
Every niche event should also be a meetuporiginal ↗
19 Nov 2024
a taxonomy of Diversity, Equity and Inclusionoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2024
there is no progress in art: why jazz musicians are like gold minersoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2024
most businesses don’t work that wayoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2024
Why are intellectual podcasts so bad?original ↗
22 Oct 2024
a short rant on cultureoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2024
Personal reflections on moving from Canada to NYCoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2024
Why good things often don’t lead to better outcomesoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2024
Extreme Jewish Brain: A Reflection on Why Judaism Means So Much to Meoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2024
How to get the benefit of a high-end fitness tracker without actually buying oneoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2024
things that confuse me about the current AI marketoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2024
maybe knowing too much about others isn’t so greatoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2024
Twitter as the embodiment of the American ethosoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2024
The Challenge of Building New Cities: Inside The Satmar Hassidic Takeover of Bloomingburgoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2024
Why I talk about utopia, not politicsoriginal ↗
6 Aug 2024
Cocaine, Kim Jong-un, and BlackRock: why It’s good to reflect on boycottsoriginal ↗
4 Aug 2024
winning isn’t everything: the case for infinite games and functional decision theoryoriginal ↗
1 Aug 2024
musings on feedback — and Tyler Cowen’s Straussian rating systemoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2024
Why (most) people don’t learn about the world on Twitter: the case for intellectual dark matteroriginal ↗
25 Jun 2024
A meditation on meaning: what Tea Leaf Green had but JRAD doesn’toriginal ↗
25 Jun 2024
Music that helps me feel a sense of beauty in the worldoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2024
The wisdom of Scott Sumner: my favourite (non-econ) Scott Sumner blog postsoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2024
Yes, you too, reader, should believe you may be world-classoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2024
My simple theory on why we stopped building beautiful buildings (and why many other things suck more than you’d expect)original ↗
4 Jun 2024
Daniel’s Big Post on Emotions and Communication: A Response to Adam Mastroiannioriginal ↗
2 Jun 2024
My favourite Joseph Heath articles: Canada’s most important Canadian thinkeroriginal ↗
8 May 2024
things I tell myself to be more agenticoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2024
Simple, Underrated Ways to Make the World a More Wonderful Placeoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2024
The Sim City mindset: a prompt for thinking about impactoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2024
Should life get easier over time, or just more meaningful?original ↗
29 Mar 2024
Core Reasons Why Canada Will Almost Always Struggle Economicallyoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2024
Why I Don’t Identify with the Progress Studies Communityoriginal ↗
19 Mar 2024
My favourite Holden Karnofsky essays (pre Cold Takes)original ↗
15 Mar 2024
My Favourite Up-and-Coming Bloggersoriginal ↗
14 Mar 2024
Most singers become singers because they want to be singers, not because they want to singoriginal ↗
12 Mar 2024
Biased by the many lenses of realityoriginal ↗
8 Mar 2024
Why many in the art community are misanthropicoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2024
Reflections on Berlinoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2024
Building a Lumenator in Canada (2024)original ↗
4 Feb 2024
Are you concerned about the loss of socialization in society?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
Why haven’t you read The Way of Kings (a musing on Goodreads data for predictive power)original ↗
25 Jan 2024
The message board thread that caused ripples throughout the finance worldoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
A new marshmallow test for the information ageoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
Why I find Rwanda interesting and think you may toooriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
If Internet advertising is ineffective, why is it so ubiquitous?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
Why I love flash frozen food and think you should toooriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
Is anyone else disappointed in Silicon Valley?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
What is Slatestarcodex and why is it such a good filter for people like me?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
Leo Tolstoy on the mindset of Effective Altruismoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
The privilege of being relatable; how often do you filter what you say for the sake of fitting in?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
Are you concerned about the delocalization of status?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
Small signs you live in a complacent societyoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
musings on career success: becoming rich and notableoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
why did British tea and Italian coffee culture stagnate?original ↗
25 Jan 2024
Understanding the general apathy towards systemic improvementoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
On Hatred of Israel; Anti-Semitism; and the Common Knowledge Cascade of Criticismoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
Daniel-isms: 50 Ideas for Life I Repeatedly Shareoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2024

2023

African Music I Like and Think You May Enjoy Toooriginal ↗
5 Apr 2023
Reflections on One Year as a Part-Time Digital Nomadoriginal ↗
2 Jan 2023

2022

The Something Wonderful Theoryoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2022
Alternative ways to reflect on the past yearoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2022

2021

My favourite Tyler Cowen posts and ideasoriginal ↗
14 May 2021
Running Shoes and the Modern Economyoriginal ↗
12 May 2021
How a Basketball Statistic Changed How I See the Worldoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2021
A Response to Julia Galef and Herbert Simon on Traveloriginal ↗
23 Feb 2021
What I Wish China Understoodoriginal ↗
1 Feb 2021

2020

The Decline in Pandemic Sport Viewershiporiginal ↗
8 Oct 2020
What Went Wrong – The Failure of Economic Growthoriginal ↗
31 May 2020
The Most Loved and Hated Classic Novels According to Goodreads Usersoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2020

2019

2019 Round the World Adventure (Part 1)original ↗
3 Sept 2019
2019 Round the World Adventure (Part 2)original ↗
3 Sept 2019

2018

In Favour of Trying New Thingsoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2018
The Case Against Buying Real Estate in Torontooriginal ↗
22 Jul 2018

2017

Reflections on a 10-day Silent Meditation Retreatoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2017

2016

What The Numbers Say About Phish’s Urban Legendsoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2016
A Note on Ideas and Innovationoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2016
Meditation on Tennisoriginal ↗
6 Aug 2016
Ranking The Best Canadian Booksoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2016
Inequality In The NBAoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2016
Ranking The Best Canadian Moviesoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2016
Products I Recommendoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2016

2015

The Best and Most Underrated Restaurants In Torontooriginal ↗
15 Dec 2015
You Are Beautifuloriginal ↗
3 Dec 2015
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