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Perception

How we see and mis-see reality. Biases, illusions, attention, memory.

Perception

Waiting Room

Mar 28, 2026

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7 min read

Waiting Room

Prospective Timing | On a surgery, dread and the weight of time

Perception

Moving Still

Mar 24, 2026

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7 min read

Moving Still

Kinetic Processing | On physical activity and unfinished thoughts

Perception

Homesick

Mar 21, 2026

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7 min read

Homesick

Nostalgia | On purple flowers, longing, and becoming

Perception

Unrecorded

Mar 17, 2026

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7 min read

Unrecorded

Temporal Compression | On birthdays and the cost of a predictable life

Perception

Character Witness

Mar 7, 2026

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6 min read

Character Witness

Fundamental Attribution Error | On labels, observers, and when choice becomes trait

Perception

Offline Practice

Feb 24, 2026

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7 min read

Offline Practice

Memory Consolidation | On FFXIV, NREM sleep, and skills that form overnight

Perception

The Hourglass

Feb 14, 2026

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7 min read

The Hourglass

On time, identity, and the gift of now

Perception

The Thread

Feb 10, 2026

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8 min read

The Thread

Temporal Self-Continuity | On the story between selves

Perception

Present Tense

Dec 20, 2025

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7 min read

Present Tense

Recency Bias | Why today rewrites yesterday

Perception

Room Amnesia

Nov 25, 2025

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7 min read

Room Amnesia

Context-Dependent Memory | Why memory responds to where you stand

Perception

First Language

Nov 18, 2025

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8 min read

First Language

On sensory grounding and the signal your body cannot ignore

Perception

Taste of Time

Nov 8, 2025

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8 min read

Taste of Time

On the Proust Effect, presence, and how memory hides in taste

Perception

Outsourced Mind

Oct 21, 2025

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8 min read

Outsourced Mind

Google Effect | How search engines replaced memory

Perception

Pattern Hunger

Oct 4, 2025

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5 min read

Pattern Hunger

Apophenia | How random feels meaningful

Perception

Compulsive Storytelling

Sep 30, 2025

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7 min read

Compulsive Storytelling

Narrative Fallacy | How stories override facts

Perception

Made to Stick

May 9, 2025

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5 min read

Made to Stick

Why creation deepens memory

Perception

Recall Revolution

May 7, 2025

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5 min read

Recall Revolution

How testing builds memory

Perception

Time's Hidden Trick

May 5, 2025

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5 min read

Time's Hidden Trick

How timing shapes learning

Perception

The Invisible Obvious

Apr 28, 2025

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5 min read

The Invisible Obvious

Why we can't find our glasses

Perception

Confidence Illusion

Apr 25, 2025

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5 min read

Confidence Illusion

Why we overrate ourselves

Perception

Glow of Deception

Apr 23, 2025

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5 min read

Glow of Deception

Why impressions shape everything

Perception

Frame Game

Apr 21, 2025

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5 min read

Frame Game

How frames guide thoughts

Perception

Through a Clouded Lens

Mar 28, 2025

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4 min read

Through a Clouded Lens

Why we're drawn to negativity

Perception

Shark vs. Lightning

Mar 26, 2025

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4 min read

Shark vs. Lightning

Why our minds misjudge risk

Perception

Missing Chapters

Mar 24, 2025

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4 min read

Missing Chapters

Why safe planes tell half the story

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