Some things are worth knowing slowly.


Six pillars, reads you can finish, and paths that string a few of them together. English pages are stubs and say so on the page.

Six pillars

  1. Self-knowledgeHow you see yourself, and where that picture came from.
  2. Relationships and intimacyWhat counts as a boundary, and what counts as closeness.
  3. Work, money, and makingEarning a living, money, and the thing you actually want to make.
  4. Body and rhythmSleep, the body, and the shape of a day.
  5. Decisions and uncertaintyHow to finish a decision when the information will never be complete.
  6. Death, meaning, and timeWhat is still worth keeping when time is finite.

Deep reads

One path

A decision you can finish

English stub of the sample path. One pillar, two placeholder reads, then three written lines.

  1. See what this pillar is for
  2. Give the research a stopping rule
  3. Notice whether scarcity is using the bandwidth
  4. Write it down

Walk this path