#article | Your possessions came alive. Now they won't stop talking.
19 Mar 2026
#article | An example showing how to implement Optimistic Updates Ui in React using TanStack Query.
17 Mar 2026
#article | Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software at Tavus. Previously at Lickability.
16 Mar 2026
#article | Most things we have serve a purpose. They do something, or have utility. This is their primary function. It is unlikely an item with no utility will bring us happiness. It first has to be useful.
12 Aug 2017
#article | 1,000 true fans is an alternative path to success other than stardom. Instead of trying to reach the narrow and unlikely peaks of platinum bestseller hits, blockbusters, and celebrity status, you can aim for direct connection with a thousand true fans. On your way, no matter how many fans you actually succeed in gaining, you’ll be surrounded not by faddish infatuation, but by genuine and true appreciation. It’s a much saner destiny to hope for. And you are much more likely to actually arrive there.
22 Jun 2017
#article | The key psychological insight here is that people have no trouble turning any information into a coherent narrative. This is true when, as in the case of my friend, the information (i.e., her tardiness) is incorrect. And this is true, as in our experiments, when the information is random. People can’t help seeing signals, even in noise.
15 Apr 2017
#article | To summarize: Each additional dollar acquired becomes less valuable because it brings us a smaller bit of utility than the one before it. Each unit of time we trade for that depreciating money is more precious.
9 Apr 2017
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