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Journal

Essays on attention and craft

Short, practical pieces published when there is something worth saying.

Focus

The Cost of a Glance

A three-second check of your phone can cost twenty minutes of depth. Here is the arithmetic nobody shows you.

June 18, 2026 · 6 min read

Writing

Writing Software, Writing Books

Both are the same craft in different clothes: reduce, refactor, and delete until only the necessary remains.

May 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Mindfulness

A Quiet Morning Protocol

Ninety unhurried minutes, no screens, and one question. The simplest routine I have kept.

March 27, 2026 · 4 min read

Technology

Conscious Smartphone Use Is a Design Problem

You are not weak-willed. You are outmatched by teams of engineers. Change the environment, not the person.

February 11, 2026 · 7 min read

Book Notes

Book Notes: Deep Work

What still holds up, what I disagree with, and the two practices I actually kept.

January 9, 2026 · 8 min read

Personal Growth

Small Identities Compound

You do not need a new plan. You need one sentence about who you are that you refuse to break.

November 22, 2025 · 5 min read