Stories by herbertl

A precarious sense of clarity about what work matters as I get older

A brief escape from social media

Failures and Open Doors

Down and Out on the Crypto Frontier

If Placebos Work So Well, Why Not Prescribe Sugar Pills for Everything?

One Week with the iPhone 17 Pro

Used EVs have never been cheaper. But are they a good deal?

Make your phone dumber so it's less addictive

Slight Deviations Lead to Uncrowded Places

How to recognize and tame your cognitive distortions

Reduce, Reuse, Don't Recycle

Are you high-agency or an NPC?

Everything Is Connected to the Heart

Gone in 2.5 pitches: The fleeting life of a baseball in modern MLB

Does it still make sense to call addiction a 'brain disease'?

A Brief History of AppleWorks

Widgetsmith Five Years Later

Ject

Tying my hands to the siren song of social media

I should play more infinite games

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