Cornerstones

Essays

Long-form field guides and theses. The pages that keep ranking years after publication.

The Nerve of Some People

My take on nerve: why confident wrong takes are more fun than timid right ones, and why nobody remembers 'it depends'.

My take on proof: what it is, why arguments run on it, and how to use it without being a jerk about it.

A casual look at the three things I check when a take crosses my timeline: is it clear, is there proof, and does it have any nerve.