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The Case for Boring Tools

Excitement about tools is almost always a displacement activity. The hammer that drives the nail is the right hammer. Plain text, a lined notebook, a simple editor — these have outlasted dozens of "revolutionary" replacements.

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Against Infinite Scroll

The page break is not an obstacle. It is a moment of consent — a small pause where you choose to continue. Without it, consumption becomes automatic, and what is automatic is rarely intentional.

An Argument for Handwriting

Slowness is the feature, not the bug. When you write by hand, you cannot outpace your thinking. The pen keeps you honest.