Epistemic Whimsy

Epistemic: how we know what we know. Whimsy: following curiosity wherever it goes.

Epistemic whimsy combines the philosophical study of knowledge with playful, spontaneous, and unpredictable thinking.

Thinking out loud about psychology, nervous systems, work, and being a person. Some of it is settled. Most of it isn't.

The Only KPI That Actually Matters: Did Behavior Change?

The Only KPI That Actually Matters: Did Behavior Change?

Most companies measure activity. Logins, launch dates, tool adoption numbers. None of that tells you whether anything actually changed. This piece breaks down what behavioral KPIs actually look like — and why the most important signal never shows up

customer experienceCX strategybehavior changechange managementbusiness systems
An Athlete's Ritual Isn't a Compulsion. It's a Cue.

An Athlete's Ritual Isn't a Compulsion. It's a Cue.

Why athletes touch the grass, count backwards, or run the same warmup every time. The difference between a trained performance cue and a clinical compulsion.

performance psychologybehavioral changeperformance ritualssports psychologymental performance
A Bad Day Is a Perspective, Not a Category

A Bad Day Is a Perspective, Not a Category

A bad day usually isn't a day where everything went wrong. Why we spiral, what's happening in the body, and the one move that actually turns it around.

active recoverynegativity biasnervous system regulation
Rest Isn't Recovery, and That's Why You're Still Tired

Rest Isn't Recovery, and That's Why You're Still Tired

Most tired people are getting plenty of rest and almost no recovery. The difference between the two, the three kinds of tired, and what actually helps.

burnoutnervous system regulationpersonal developmentbehavioral changeemotional regulation

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