1. The Idea If you are not burning out and you know you want to work, then work. Do not hold back just because someone around you says you need to take it easy. Putting in the work now makes // ...continue reading
October 15, 2026
1. The Idea Claim the wins you can. Even the small ones count, and they add up fast. Ignore the rest. 2. Related Quote “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier 3. // ...continue reading
October 14, 2026
1. Refined Thought Shiny object syndrome is destroying everything nice in academia. You jump between topics and venues, and you refuse to do the boring, repetitive work that actually pays off in the long run. 2. Related Quote “Enthusiasm is // ...continue reading
October 14, 2026
Greetings from the halfway checkpoint of my morning walk! A thought. Do yourself a favor and learn to care more about the message than the messenger. And be radically open-minded about where you source your worldview (I rant about this // ...continue reading
October 13, 2026
"When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float" That’s Alan Watts talking about the old concept of "backwards law," the idea that the more you try to // ...continue reading
October 9, 2026
Hello chief. I gave a keynote yesterday at an event for a union of science reporters (Finnish only, sorry: https://www.procom.fi/palvelut/tapahtumat/viestintapaivaplussa/ohjelma/). Was fun to talk about our work on critical reading skills in the age of AI. On one hand I // ...continue reading