Writing
Discourse & Trust
Communication, community, and the social conditions that help good faith inquiry flourish.
Watch out, they're gaslighting you for attention
Why political conversations get tense, how an attention economy pushed the media towards outrage, and a handful of techniques to watch for.
The gravity of influence
On the responsibility that comes with having an audience, the quieter influence we all hold, and why it helps to know how easily our own minds are swayed.
The truth makes us lie
Why people double down when the evidence says they're wrong, why we do it too, and what to do instead of arguing harder.
Do your ideas get rejected by others?
Why arguing harder for your idea rarely works, how asking the right questions lets others reason their way to a better answer, and when it's easier simply to be honest about what you want.