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Using neuroscience to reverse engineer a better mind. Explored through the lens of a PhD engineer and the beautiful chaos of parenting two tiny humans. (Illustrated by one of them.) Think lightbulb moments, not tips.

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The Pavlov scale: how addicted are you to your phone?

A year ago, I was a Level 3 mongrel. Now, I’m Pavlov. What level are you?

The seven rarest words in the English language

What a pompous poodle (and its owner) taught me about anger

Are you driven by the wrong kind of motivation?

Three ways to feel driven, and the only one of them leaves you fulfilled

The mind virus: Why you should care whether you read AI-generated content

How AI broke proof-of-thought and created a horde of fools

Don't detox. Aim your dopamine.

Someone else has their finger on your trigger. Here’s how to take it back.

How to break the world's worst habit (while building the best)

The habit that prevents all other habits from being built and how to break it

Pandora or panacea: Should we all be taking Ozempic?

The potential dark side of GLP-1 drugs that very few people are talking about

You have free will — you just don't know how to access it

Free will has been available in every moment of your life. Here's the door.

How to write online without sacrificing your creativity or inner joy

How to write online without sacrificing your creativity and inner joy

Why your worst cravings are the most healing

How understanding one piece of neuroscience helped me rewire 1,164 cravings over 105 days.

Your food cravings aren't a willpower problem. They're a prediction problem.

How food cravings, binge eating and compulsive overeating develop — and why you're not weak