Do I want to do a formal PhD program?
I have been playing with the idea of doing a PhD for a looong time. This note centralizes my thoughts on the topic. Another way to think about this question: would applying What ma…
Last updated 2026-03-09
How do we learn? How might we learn?
Mapping the terrain as I pursue these quest(ion)s
What does it mean to understand the brain?
The microprocessor analogy clarifies what "understanding" means here: if you knew the circuit architecture of a microprocessor before analyzing its activity data, interpretation be…
Last updated 2026-03-09
How do you avoid a microschool being indistinguishable from a private school?
One of the reasons I am interested in starting a microschool is that the public schools in my area are not very good but I don't want to send my kids to a private school. Not only…
Last updated 2026-03-02
What makes for a high quality education?
A positive context A social environment & positive cultural context that prizes educational values such as growth, curiosity, learning, wonder. This is because Humans preferentiall…
Last updated 2026-03-01
How can I allow my thinking to accrete over time?
I am a big fan of the concept of from Andy Matuschak. I very much believe in Build systems to revisit ideas over time – the unit of knowledge work should be non transient, accrete…
Last updated 2026-02-28
What do I want to see in the world?
Based on: Themes from Concretely describe your utopia My answer to If after death, a deity tells you you didn’t fulfill your life’s purpose that it put you on earth to fulfill, wha…
Last updated 2026-02-28
How Do We Learn Dec 2025 Aliveline
What is an "Aliveline"? Early December 2025 I was feeling a bit lost. Or more specifically, I was feeling low on momentum . I recalled enjoying reading about projects where someone…
Last updated 2026-02-25
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