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contradictions · No. 031

Parasocial Relationships: Why You Feel Close to Strangers

You know they don't know you exist. You still feel like you know them. Both of those things are true at once, and the space between them has a name.

Supratim Dam · Aug 29, 2026 · 7 min read

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No. 035 · mental models

Metacognition Techniques for Adults, Starting With a Zipper

Ask clever people to explain how a zipper works and their confidence drops. Four ways to check your own thinking when nobody is grading it anymore.

No. 034 · mental models

How to Limit Daily Information Intake Without Missing Out

In 1545 a Zurich scholar complained there were too many books. Five centuries later, the useful questions are still how much to let in, and which part of it to keep.

No. 033 · science of being

Decision Fatigue Relief and the Hungry Judge Problem

A famous graph said parole judges turn harsh before lunch. The graph has problems, the theory behind it has problems, and you are still worn out by evening. Here is what holds up.

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No. 032 · science of being

Curiosity Exercises for Adults That Fit in Two Minutes

A tossed plate in a Cornell cafeteria set Richard Feynman on the road to a Nobel. The research on getting more curious points to the same small, playful habit.

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mental models · No. 006

“More options do not lead to better decisions. They lead to fewer decisions, worse decisions, or no decisions at all.”

from The Jam Experiment: Paradox of Choice Explained

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a note from the founder · No. 004

I Built an App That Asks You to Close It. Here’s Why.

23 minutes of scrolling through nothing, one question that would not leave, and what it took to build an app that lets you go.

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Madrid, February 2026

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