Essays
Notes on reading, writing, and how we actually change.
Short essays, published as they come. One a week, more or less.
All essays
4 essays
04
What fiction teaches that non-fiction can't
The case for reading across genres — and why I'm writing both.
03
Four Frameworks I Tested Against My Real Life — and What Actually Survived
Atomic Habits, Ikigai, Frankl, Covey — four self-help frameworks tested against actual difficulty, and what survived. From the author of Unfold, releasing 16 June 2026.
02
How to read a book you won't remember in a month
Reading for retention, reading for effect, and the difference that matters.
01
Why I still read self-help
On taking seriously a genre most readers pretend to have outgrown.