I'm a writer and editor with a simple obsession: how people spend their attention, and what it costs them when they spend it badly.
For fifteen years I worked in newsrooms and publishing houses, where I learned two things that never stopped being true. Good work is mostly patience, and almost everything worth reading was edited harder than it looks.
What you'll find here
Long-form essays on attention, craft, and deliberate work, published roughly every week. They are meant to be read slowly, and to be useful on a Tuesday.
- Essays on thinking clearly and deciding well
- Practical notes on habits, writing, and reading
- Occasional letters to subscribers about what I'm working on
The book
My book, The Work That Matters, brings these ideas together into a field guide for clearer thinking and more deliberate work. You can read about it on the books page.
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