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Essays on productivity, building, and what's actually working.
Sauna Is Getting Harder to Ignore
The strongest sauna evidence points to frequent Finnish-style sauna use, but humidity, core temperature, timing, and fertility caveats all change the practical dose.
AI-native pods are the startup advantage inside companies
Brian Armstrong's Coinbase memo points to a bigger shift in org design: small AI-native pods that move with startup speed inside larger companies.
People Are Vibe-Coding Their Own Productivity Games
AI coding tools are making personalized productivity software cheap enough to build for one person's brain. That may extend the long tail of niche software.
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